Want expert guidance for participatory democracy initiatives? 💯 Rising Stars Mentorship (free!) connects you with global experts for tailored support. First 2026 deadline: Feb 27. Don’t miss out 👉 bit.ly/4s7Q341

Experts brought together by @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social discuss how connecting academia, civil society and policymakers can turn insights into real democratic change. Exactly how we do it at Nets4Dem 🎯 Watch here: youtu.be/7VgxEZFASWc

🚀Hemos dado el pistoletazo de salida a #DemocracyLab Bilbao, en colaboración con🤝@eurocities.eu, @nets4dem.eu y Ayuntamiento de Bilbao. 🌍Representantes de ciudades de toda Europa trabajan por 3 días para promover la cultura democrática y explorar nuevos enfoques para el desarrollo comunitario.

🧠𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗼. 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 We have worked on real challenges and created concrete proposals ready to be implemented. 🔍 More info: https://f.mtr.cool/rbjmhbmnvc #democracyLab @eurocities.eu    @nets4dem.eu    @arantzazulab.eus

19 cities, 6 challenges, 3 days, 1 goal: re-engaging young people with democracy! 🇪🇺 At the Nets4Dem Democracy Lab in Bilbao, city teams and experts co-created innovative ways to bring youth closer to decision-making. Sharing their solutions soon ✨ @eurocities.eu @arantzazulab.eus

Opportunity: Prototype meaningful youth engagement! 👇 Feb 10–12, the Nets4Dem Democracy Lab comes to Bilbao! It's a three day interactive space for cities to solve real democratic challenges, learn from Bilbao’s innovations, and co-design solutions. Register by Feb 2 ⬇️ bit.ly/3Ngzcgh

ScaleDem launches open calls to scale democratic innovations across Europe 👏 Organisations can now apply for funding and support through piloting (up to €100k) or twinning (up to €65.5k) programmes to expand proven democratic solutions. More info and eligibility: scaledem.eu/open-calls/

Is it time to rethink the EU’s democracy support toolbox? 🤔 At our 5th Democracy Retreat, experts discussed how the EU can better support democracy in enlargement countries, including through “differentiated democratic enlargement”. How the discussions went 👉 lnkd.in/d2uizYXk

Can EU enlargement survive a new geopolitical era? Russia’s war on Ukraine put it back on top, but progress now runs into institutional gridlock, security threats, and uneven democratic realities across candidates. Our Democracy Retreat today will look into alternativesand solutions 👇

Nets4Dem welcomes the European Democracy Shield! 🛡️ We are proud to have contributed through our recommendations and policy retreat. The Shield reflects key priorities: protecting civic space, strengthening citizen engagement, and ensuring effective enforcement of the DSA and AI Act.

Democracy Retreat Highlights: Youth activism is helping shape EU policies, but tokenism, underrepresentation and funding cuts block progress. What’s needed? Lower voting ages, real power-sharing, early civic education and new governance models! Learn more 👉 nets4dem.eu/democracy-re...

Applications are open for our Democratic Innovations Accelerator (DIA)! ⏰ We'll be supporting 40 selected participants working on youth-led participatory programs with free mentoring, training and tools. Apply by Nov 30: nets4dem.eu/democratic-i...

Welcome DEMOTRUST to #Nets4Dem! Based in Thessaloniki, they’re advancing transparency, participation and civic trust to build resilient democracies 👏 #MeetTheNetwork #DemocraticInnovation

How can we turn knowledge into impact? ✍ @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social brought together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in Belgrade to explore how democratic innovation can strengthen democracy in practice. Key takeaways 👉 lnkd.in/ew3MCGdn

Scaling democracy isn’t copy-paste 🎯 At the #DemocracyRnD Conference, together with @scaledem.bsky.social and #DemoReset, we explored how to scale democratic innovation: 🌍 Out 🏛️ High 🌱 Deep & 💪 In ...growing democracy in both reach and depth!

Join the changemakers - live from Belgrade! 🇷� How can democratic innovation move from research to real policy? The #Nets4Dem workshop by @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social brings together experts to bridge research, practice and policy, and tackle this! 💻 Attend the workshop on Zoom: bit.ly/4hn3HfC

Join us online for the launch of the #ScaleDem Policy Report on “Scaling Democratic Innovations: Emerging Practices for Future Policies”. Discover insights from 100+ EU-funded projects on making democratic innovations lasting, impactful, and embedded in institutions. scaledem.eu/events/webin...

An inspiring week of exchange for #Nets4Dem 👏 After a great #OGP Global Summit, we’re now in Brussels for our Annual Members’ Meeting and the #DemocracyRnD conference, welcoming new members and co-hosting a workshop with @scaledem.bsky.social on scaling democratic innovations.

What does real digital democracy look like? Decidim is an open-source platform that turns citizen input into policy, with transparency, traceability and impact. We’re #DecodingDemocracy at nets4dem.eu

From a 2 million-strong online petition in France to new insights on Euroscepticism, crowdlaw and disinformation, there's plenty happening in democratic innovation. Learn more in the latest Nets4Dem newsletter 👇 bit.ly/47M5eZM

If you're not at the table, are you really being served? 🤔 Participatory policymaking brings citizens into the process to co-create better and fairer policies. This is how we’re #InnovatingDemocracy. Learn more at nets4dem.eu

Citizens’ assemblies are helping governments listen, deliberate and find common ground. It works. So Europe is taking note now. Learn more about how we are #InnovatingDemocracy: nets4dem.eu

Public money should serve public priorities. Participatory budgeting lets communities propose and vote on how funds are spent, making democracy visible and local. Learn more about #InnovatingDemocracy at nets4dem.eu

Democracy can't stop on voting day 🗳️ To rebuild trust, people need real ways to shape policy, budgets and decisions, every day. Nets4Dem is #InnovatingDemocracy with participatory tools to make that possible. Learn more: nets4dem.eu

Big welcome to @radxchange.bsky.social! 🙌 They’re bringing cutting-edge tools and bold democratic design to #Nets4Dem. The likes of quadratic voting and radical cooperation 💯 #MeetTheNetwork here: nets4dem.eu/our-network/

No time to hunt for toolkits on citizens’ assemblies, participatory budgeting or digital participation? We’ve got you 👌 Our Online Resource Center has 500+ resources in 39 languages from 136 countries. Search, filter, and find what you need now: nets4dem.eu/knowledge-hub/ @peoplepowered.org

Where diplomacy meets democracy 🙌🏻 @egmontinstitute.bsky.social supports strategic outreach and research in Nets4Dem. #MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/

Work with top mentors and access useful resources to build stronger, more inclusive democracies 💯 Apply to the Democratic Innovations Accelerator (#DIA) by July 6: nets4dem.eu/opportunity-...

Street to system 🏙️ @demsoc.org connects local voices to democratic transformation across Europe in Nets4Dem. #MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/

When civic innovators get the right support, powerful things happen ✅ See how Rising Stars mentees in Georgia and Germany are building new paths to participation - from Citizens Assemblies to Digital Participation Apps. Their story: bit.ly/4moon97 Applications info session TODAY: bit.ly/4kojz1E

From stray dogs in Georgia to gamified youth planning in Berlin - mentorship helped these civic innovators turn bold ideas into real change 🎯 Here’s their story: bit.ly/4moon97 And this is your chance! Register now for our info session: bit.ly/4kojz1E

Final days to shape the EU’s European Democracy Shield! With 17 expert organisations, we proposed recommendations - on AI, platform power, participatory democracy and more. Use ours or submit your own by Monday. 🔗 Read them: bit.ly/41KxRmO 🚨 Respond here: bit.ly/3FhkhPo

Opportunity alert: Apply now for the Accelerators and Rising Stars Mentorships to grow your participatory democracy project. Deadline: July 1, 2025 Includes training, mentorship, and funding. With @nets4dem.eu and global partners. Apply here: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...

Participation, coded AND decoded 🖥️ Open Source Politics leads the way in Nets4Dem’s Digital Governance Tool - with democracy tech built on openness and inclusion. #MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/

Guess who’s at the helm? 🧭 @democracyreporting.bsky.social coordinates Nets4Dem, ensuring strategic direction, collaboration across partners, and coherence across the project’s many threads. #MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/

Knowledge for the people 📚 @ces-uc.bsky.social brings global expertise in participatory budgeting and social justice to Nets4Dem. #MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/

Capacity with care 💡 @coglobal.bsky.social leads capacity-building in Nets4Dem – bringing inclusive, creative participation to the heart of democratic innovation. #MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/

⚖️ @nets4dem.eu, a network of networks, recommends that the election-related proceedings of the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social should be accelerated. nets4dem.eu/nets4dem-rec...

Cities matter 🏙️ @eurocities.bsky.social makes sure local voices shape policy in Nets4Dem. After all, a more democratic Europe starts from the ground up. #MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/

Want the latest scoop on democratic innovation, participatory tools, and opportunities across Europe? Subscribe to the Nets4Dem newsletter and stay in the loop 👉 bit.ly/44DV7Vf

Straight from theory to action 🎓 @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social is mapping democratic innovations and shaping our knowledge base at Nets4Dem. They help research enact change! #MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/

Conflict isn’t a failure in participatory planning, it’s a part of it 💯 At #REP2025 in Strasbourg, Nets4Dem explored how to design, respond, and rebuild through conflict. Insights from Vienna, Warsaw, Copenhagen and more! Learn more about our work 👉 nets4dem.eu @eurocities.bsky.social

Global insights, local impact 🌍 @epd.eu brings its global democracy know-how to build our Online Resource Centre in Nets4Dem. #MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/

This is a must read report for anyone working on democracy, participation, and deliberation. It’s the rare report that shows you how you’ve been doing your work wrong, and offers practical guidance on how to do it better. Take a look!👇🏼

As a signatory to recommendations by @nets4dem.eu, we call for greater: 👉🏽 Oversight on AI and platform transparency 👉🏽 Future-proofing EU elections 👉🏽 Checks on tech giants 👉🏽 Citizen-driven policymaking 🔗 Read our full recommendations: bit.ly/41KxRmO

We need democracy that shields itself 🛡️ The #EuropeanDemocracyShield is a start, but could it be a step toward something stronger, smarter and more participatory?

🌍 Europe's cities take action on climate democracy 🙋 Eurocities & Grenoble-Alpes Metropole hosted the @nets4dem.eu Climate Democracy Lab for European cities. 💡 The aim: Helping cities design ambitious initiatives to give residents a direct say in climate policy. 👉 eurocities.eu/latest/citie...

What happens after democratic innovations? 🧭 Our new report draws lessons from 17 senior civil servants across Europe - showing how to embed participation into everyday governance. 10 takeaways and open questions 👉 bit.ly/3Gk86S0

What if we innovated democracy instead of just defending it? ✨ The #EuropeanDemocracyShield is a step forward - but it isn’t enough. Read our recommendations to make it more impactful, backed by 17 organisations: bit.ly/41KxRmO

Who gets a say in your city’s climate future? 🗯️ At the #Nets4Dem Climate Democracy Lab in Grenoble, six cities tackled real climate challenges with citizen-powered solutions - from civic lotteries to digital platforms. See their solutions 👉🏽 bit.ly/4i6jY7a