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On Saturday 19 June, the inaugural Plenary meeting of the Conference on the Future of Europe was held in Strasbourg. 

The recent (19 June 2021) Plenary marked another important moment in the life of the Conference – an unprecedented, open and inclusive European democratic exercise.

Following opening statements by the Co-Chairs of the Executive Board, representatives – including citizens – discussed the purpose and expectations of the Conference, comprising the European Citizens' Panels, the National Panels and events, and the Multilingual Digital Platform. The “Lisbon European Citizens' Event”, organised on 17 June in Portugal, was also welcomed by the Co-Chairs.

The second part focused on more procedural matters including the calendar of the Conference Plenaries, the European Citizens' Panels and the European Citizens' Event.

You can watch an edited video or the entire session on Parliament's Multimedia Centre.

Next steps

The European Citizens' Panels will convene in September and October to prepare their input to future plenary debates, including a set of recommendations for the Union to follow-up on, based on citizens' contributions collected via the Platform. The Conference is committed to giving maximum space to young people and in this vein, preparations for the European Youth Event organised by the European Parliament on 8-9 October will also continue. The next Plenary session is scheduled for 22-23 October.

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