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Panel discussion: Too much, too little, too foreign - which EU do people want?

Chemnitz is the European Capital of Culture. Yet the EU seems foreign. Nevertheless it intervenes in our everyday lives, regulating bottles and light bulbs. But many people miss the big issues. How could the EU function better? What kind of EU is wanted?

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Chemnitz, Hartmannfrabrik
Fabrikstraße 11, 09111 Chemnitz
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The EU is present everywhere in the city, yet it is a stranger. It is not a (federal) state, but claims state-like competences for itself. It often intervenes in everyday life, for example by regulating bottles and lids, light bulbs or straws, which sometimes seems petty to some. On the other hand, many people miss its influence on major issues such as defence and social cohesion. But how can the people do better? What kind of EU do people want? Is it even wanted? Should it become a (federal) state?

The panel will discuss questions such as these with experts from various areas of society as well as with Chemnitz citizens. The panel discussion will be moderated by the well-known ARD journalist Susann Reichenbach.

The panellists will be:

- Martin Schulz, Chairman of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, President of the European Parliament from 2012 - 2017

- Nora Mandru, PhD student at the University of Leipzig for European integration

- Dr Burkhard Müller, Chemnitz author and member of the TU Chemnitz

- Anne Lena Mösken, deputy editor-in-chief, Freie Presse Chemnitz

 

Please register for the panel discussion by 5 May at: https://mitdenken.sachsen.de/1051139

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Stadt Chemnitz in Kooperation mit der Professur für Europäische Integration an der TU Chemnitz

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The toilet is barrier-free and wheelchair-accessible.

Accessible by wheelchair

No stairs can be expected, a ramp is available if necessary.

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Holders of a disabled person's pass can bring one accompanying person free of charge.

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European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.