Van Rompuy: A more democratic European Union requires more legislative powers for local and regional authorities and a permanent dialogue with citizens

​​​The future of European democracy requires permanent dialogue between citizens and their elected representatives and a clear understanding of the need for greater ownership of the European project at every level of government. This is one of the main conclusions from the work of the CoR’s High Level Group on European Democracy chaired by former European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, shared today at the CoR’s commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs – (CIVEX).