{"id":4787,"date":"2019-12-06T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpz.medienlabor-hosting.de\/?p=4787"},"modified":"2022-06-15T11:47:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T09:47:32","slug":"the-most-innovative-political-projects-in-europe-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/the-most-innovative-political-projects-in-europe-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The most innovative political projects in Europe 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This year, our partners from the Innovation in Politics Institute came to Berlin to honour the best political projects from all over Europe. Out of over 400 nominees, 80 finalists and eight winners in eight categories were selected by a jury of more than 1,000 European citizens. The international gala took place in the Tipi at the Chancellery in Berlin under the joint patronage of the German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since 2017, the Innovation in Politics Awards have been honouring successfully implemented political initiatives \u2013 regardless of party affiliation, political level or region. The aim is to strengthen, further develop and inspire democratic politics. The third Innovation in Politics Awards took place in the political heart of Berlin \u2013 the Spreebogen. 500 guests from the world of politics, business, society, media, and the arts, celebrated the most groundbreaking political work in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the day, nearly 200 award nominees came together for a conference where they could exchange the details of their respective projects, along with their know-how on innovation. In the evening, the Awards finalists, their political peers, jurors, partners, journalists, special guests and members of the general public gathered for a gala to celebrate the finalists and winners of the Awards. Das Progressive Zentrum supported the conference by sending several table hosts and hostesses and had Paulina Fr\u00f6hlich, Head of Program \u201cfuture of democracy\u201d moderate the gala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winners were selected in 8 categories by a jury of 1,000 European citizens. The categories are Quality of Life, Prosperity, Jobs, Ecology, Civilisation, Democracy, Human Rights, and Community. Besides the core criterion of Innovation. In addition to these, the European citizen\u2019s jury applied three other criteria to all nominated projects: Participation, Building Trust and Sustainability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winning projects by category<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DEMOCRACY<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citizens\u2018 council in Groningen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wieke Paulusma, the Netherlands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust is crucial in life \u2013 and in politics. The open citizens\u2018 council in Groningen builds trust between citizens and politicians. When they sit shoulder to shoulder in the local council and decide together, a joint sense of responsibility quickly develops. The citizens are chosen at random in order to motivate a variety of people to participate. An evaluation by the University of Groningen showed increased trust on all sides, more active voting behaviour and a stronger community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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