Achieving Better Citizen Participation in European Union Activity - Facts and Perspectives

Better citizen participation in the activity of the European Union is an overview that the European Union must consider in order to build a future for its citizens, allowing them to express their own voice. In order to achieve the proposed objective, the article addresses both the legislation of the European Union, the literature, but also the current perspectives on the participation of citizens in the life of the European Union. At the same time, a series of statistical data on European elections and representation in the European Parliament are analysed, as a form of democratic participation in the life of the European Union, as well as information on the evolution of the citizens' initiative over time on the dialogue with citizens and their participation in the decision-making process, aiming to strengthen and improve these aspects. As consolidating the European dimension of participation in the democratic life of the European Union contributes to the direct involvement of European citizens, in relation to the individual interest of the citizen and the general interest of the Union, we believe that solutions can be identified for developing participatory instruments and shaping an open, accessible and inclusive future for all European citizens, consequently, building up the democratic legitimacy of the European Union.