Strengthening Inclusive Democratic Participation and Civic Engagement within the European Union - Presidency events
12 November 2026
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Council of the European Union European Council
Follow its sittings02:57 - 03:14
Speaker 1
Okay, for the last time this evening, boys and girls, we're going to ask you to give us a nice bit of coolness. A very beautiful song you know very well. It's back to 1916 and one of the forgotten heroes of that period of time, a young man called Joseph Mary Plunkett. While he was awaiting execution, he married his long-time girlfriend, Grace Gifford. A very beautiful song called Grace.
17:06 - 17:32
Speaker 14
Hello. Hello and a very warm welcome to all of you. I'd like to welcome you to our conference, Strengthening Inclusive Democratic Participation and Civic Engagement Within the EU. And just from the length of the title, you see we've got a lot of lot to discuss. Over the last days, I've been thinking a little bit about the conference, and how do I kick it off, I thought.
17:32 - 18:05
Speaker 4
So, there is different options, as always in life. The first option is, because this is a conference about participation, I thought we're doing lots of participation exercises at the beginning. But then, I look at the faces and see that blank the blank face, and I think, well, perhaps not that option. The second option is, of course, to have a bit of a seasonal reference, and it's getting greenish here, it's getting Irish here, but I'm getting a bit of a Christmasy vibe, and there is a lot under the Christmas tree already. We've got fantastic speakers.
18:05 - 18:31
Speaker 13
We've got great panelists, deep insights. We've got a full house here. Welcome to all of you, but also welcome to those who join online. And the third option to open a conference to start it is, of course, the traditional way with a quote. And I've got a quote from Lotte Scharfman, a European refugee and former president of the Massachusetts League of Women Voters.
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