Follow-up to the Conference on the Future of Europe
European Parliament

Working groups

Here you can find more information on the nine thematic COFE Plenary Working Groups that were established during the Conference to help prepare the plenary sessions.

Introduction

Nine thematic working groups were established to prepare the work of the Conference Plenary.

Their membership reflected the proportions between the different components in Plenary. The Working Groups gave input to prepare the debates and proposals of the Plenary based on the recommendations from the national and European Citizens' Panels and contributions on the Multilingual Digital Platform, within the parameters of the Joint Declaration and the Rules of Procedure.

The working groups debated the different contributions and recommendations, and worked on the basis of consensus of the different components. The Chair of each working group, together with the spokesperson of the European Citizens' Panels in the group, presented the outcome to the Plenary. The latter then debated and voted on the proposals that were part of the final recommendations to the Executive Board.

A summary record from the working groups was drafted by the Common Secretariat of the Conference, under the guidance of the Chair and in consultation with the Members of each working group.

Further information on the Conference working groups can be found here: Working groups - Terms of reference.