On the weekend of 2-4 March 2018, 40 Members of National Parliaments from 15 different EU member states gathered in Paris to discuss, reflect and share views, perspectives, uncertainties, and visions on the topic of “the future of EU prosperity and the modernization challenge”. 

Two of the network´s MPs, Joost Taverne, Member of the Dutch Parliament and Paolo Guerrieri, Member of the Italian Senate were invited by the Berlin Policy Journal to discuss views on European solidarity.

Round tables, waving strips of colourful paper, a room humming with conversation. Practitioners, policy thinkers, foundation representatives, and politicians took the stage in a passionate testimony to the power of conversation, the Open Dialogue and the Future of Politics session of the European Foundation Centre's 2017 Annual General Assembly and Conference. The event showcased two major cooperative projects, the Mercator European Dialogue and the New Pact for Europe.

Mercator European Dialogue Grants are now available exlusively for the members of the network to help support innovative projects by Members of Parliament. You can submit your proposal by clicking on the button at the top of this page.