The Citizens' Convention on Europe comes at the right time for Guy Verhofstadt

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Guy Verhofstadt at the European Parliament in Brussels, February 18, 2020. AFP / Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD

By: Caroline de Camaret (France 24) |

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The Commission, the Parliament and the leaders of the 27 launched, on 9 May 2021, a major popular consultation on the future of Europe entitled "The future is in your hands".

"Now

is the time to say what the future of the EU is,

" said our guest, Guy Verhofstadt, one of its co-organizers.

According to him, this has nothing to do with consultations held in the past "

for political reasons

".

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