Citizens Talking About Europe Discussion Schedule
Q1 (30 minutes):
What does it mean to be European?
Participants discuss, moderator writes what is said on cards, puts them on board, in order for the participants to face their own discussion.
Q2 (45 minutes)
How should we distribute the power in Europe?
Boards are separated in four sections, with a source of power written in each of them: the nations, MPs, experts, the market.
Participants asked to discuss advantages and dangers of giving the power to each of them.
Finally, participants given 6 stickers (‘votes’) each and asked to distribute them between the four sections.
Break
Q3 (30 minutes)
Who profits from Europe?
Participants work in pairs (or in threes). They write answers to the question on cards (one answer per card). Cards are put up on the board and discussed by the whole group.
Q4 (30 minutes)
In favour or not of Turkey’s entry in the EU?
Participants are first asked to vote (with a sticker) in favour or not in favour. Then everyone is asked to find arguments in favour of the minority answer, and then arguments in favour of the majority answer.
Q5 (15 minutes)
In favour or not of Turkey’s entry in the EU? Political parties.
Participants are asked about the position of all the major political parties in their country on Turkey’s entry in the EU.