Can a group of strangers solve Europe’s biggest problems?

If you got a knock on your door from someone inviting you to Brussels to hash out some EU policies…you’d think it was a scam, right? Us, too. At least, that was the case until last week, when our producer Wojciech went to report on a European Citizens’ Panel, an event designed to allow 150 randomly selected Europeans to weigh in on some of the EU’s thorniest problems. This week we’re taking a deep dive into the ins and outs of what seems like the nerdiest game show ever. How do these panels work? What do they actually achieve? And crucially, are they worth the cost? 

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Other resources for this episode:

• European Citizens’ Panels

• EU Citizens’ Engagement Platform

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reporter, writer, producer, mixing & masterding

Wojciech Oleksiak

Audio editing

Morgan Childs

editorial support

Katy Lee & Dominic Kraemer

Music

Jim Barne, Mariska Martina 

and Blue Dot Sessions

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