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The Conference on the Future of Europe is a mistake and it should be ended even before it begins (Photo: adobemac)

Just cancel the Future of Europe Conference

Leaders of the EU institutions, along with political elites, are gearing up for the Conference on the Future of Europe: an ambitious year-long exercise to determine the direction of the EU for the next few decades.

This is a mistake and it should be ended even before it begins.

No matter how hard they try to make these future-looking discussions citizen-driven, bottom-up, and representative of European society, the voices present will not speak for what the majority of Europeans ...

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Author Bio

Andras Baneth is the author of the Ultimate EU Test Book, the best-seller on EU exams for those seeking EU careers. He is also a former Commission official with the Barroso commission, a former board member of EUobserver and now a strategic communication and public affairs expert.

The Conference on the Future of Europe is a mistake and it should be ended even before it begins (Photo: adobemac)

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Author Bio

Andras Baneth is the author of the Ultimate EU Test Book, the best-seller on EU exams for those seeking EU careers. He is also a former Commission official with the Barroso commission, a former board member of EUobserver and now a strategic communication and public affairs expert.

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