HIGH-LEVEL ADVISORY GROUP REPORT - 22 FEBRUARY 2022 - Conference on the

The process should be under the purview of the European Council and the European Commission, given that the former is responsible for the elaboration of the Union’s Bringing citizens and politicians together “general political directions and priorities” (Article is difficult yet necessary. [...] At the end of the process, opportunity to hold citizens’ deliberations on the EU’s the content of the final report should be reflected in strategic priorities would thus be in the first half of 2023. [...] In case the European Council The potential strategic priorities and the motivations and/or the European Commission decide(s) not to behind them should be summarised in a final report reflect the strategic priorities identified in the citizens’ prepared under the auspices of the ‘chair’ and deliberation, they should justify their reasoning. [...] A Convention should examine the initiated by the European Council after consulting proposals for amendments to the EU Treaties to be the European Parliament and the Commission and in adopted by consensus in the context of a subsequent conjunction with the Convention process. [...] The establishment of a ECP ahead of a European Convention would embed The outcome of deliberations should be summarised in citizens’ participation from the start of the EU’s treaty a final report for the European Convention to enrich and revision procedure.10 inspire the discussions among Convention members, including representatives of national parliaments, In terms of content, the list of topics.