Citizens Parliaments on Media and Democracy are held in Austria, Ireland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic in Spring 2025. Participants will learn and reflect on the role of media in strengthening democracy and will adopt recommendations on media regulation, participation and representation in the media. This will take place as part of the European MeDeMAP research project. You will find here blog posts from the project partners reporting the process of the Citizens Parliaments.
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Photo: MICIrish national Citizens’ Parliament finishes on a high note
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The National Citizens’ Parliament on Media and Democracy held its fourth and final meeting on 10th May in Mary Immaculate College in Limerick. The CP members deliberated on ways to support and use the media to protect democracy.
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Photo: Peace InstituteThe people have spoken – now what? The citizens’ parliament on media and democracy in Slovenia may have ended but the process is just beginning
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by Lori Šramel Čebular, Peace Institute, Ljubljana After a month-long break, the final session of the citizens‘ parliament on Media and Democracy in Slovenia took place on Saturday, 10 May 2025, organized by the Peace Institute. This last gathering focused on the topic of media and participation and featured guest speaker Kaja Jakopič, the Digital…
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Photo: Vojtěch HermanCzech citizens formulate nine resolutions for pluralist and inclusive media representations
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On April 26, 2025, the Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy traveled to Brno for its third parliamentary session, hosted by Masaryk University. Participants deliberated on media representations, resulting in nine resolutions to better support the media’s role in promoting diversity and pluralism in democratic Czech society.
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Photo: MICIrish Citizens’ Parliament on Media and Democracy adopts 10 resolutions on media systems and representation in the media
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The National Citizens’ Parliament of Ireland on Media and Democracy held its third session on Saturday, 26th April at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick and adopted 10 resolutions on media systems and representation in the media.
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Photo: COMMITAustrian Citizens adopt 19 resolutions on participation in and through the media
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On April 26, the Austrian Citizens’ Parliament on Media and Democracy met for its third session dedicated to “Participation in and through the media”. Building on inputs from political scientist Prof. Sieglinde Rosenberger and journalist Sarah Emler, the participants adopted 19 resolutions.
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Photo: Peace InstituteCitizens’ Parliament in Slovenia continues the discussion: representation, media responsibility, and 12 new demands
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On 12 April 2025, the Peace Institute hosted the third Citizens‘ Parliament on Media and Democracy in Slovenia, bringing together 20 citizens to continue their dialogue, with a focus on key issues surrounding media and representation.
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Photo: Charles UniversitySupport community media and improve conditions for journalists. Czech Citizens’ Parliament adopted the first resolutions
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The second Czech Citizens’ Parliament on Media and Democracy was held on April 5 at the Palacký University in Olomouc. This Saturday was particularly exciting for everyone, as the Citizens’ Parliament was about to adopt the first resolutions for subtopics related to “Media Systems”.
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Photo: COMMITAustrian Citizens‘ Parliament on Media and Democracy adopts 19 resolutions on the media system and media regulation
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At the second meeting of the Citizens‘ Parliament on Media and Democracy in Austria, members discussed the media system and media regulation and adopted 19 resolutions.
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Members of the Irish Citizens‘ Parliament with politicians. Photo: MICIrish Citizens’ Parliament on Media and Democracy halfway there
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The Irish National Citizens’ Parliament is halfway through its work on proposing pathways to future-proof media and democracy in Limerick, Ireland and across Europe.
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Photo: Peace InstituteFrom media economy to systemic reform: Second Citizens‘ Parliament in Slovenia unveils first 11 demands
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The second Citizens‘ Parliament on Media and Democracy in Slovenia took place on Saturday, 29 March 2025, continuing the discussion among 20 citizens as they deliberated – this time – on critical issues concerning media systems and regulation.