Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) For the people: With the increasing scepticism against the EU as well as mainstream politics, how can the EU deal with the current populist and radical views and turn the recent voters’ apathy into active participation? Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) Linguistic heritage: With the EU’s multilingualism goal to have every European to speak 2 languages in addition to their mother tongue, how should the EU foster language learning in order to improve social integration and enhance its citizens' skillset on the job market? Committee on Development (DEVE) With the Europe 2020 Strategy showing unsatisfactory results in regards to poverty goals, the European Commission expects that the number of people at risk of poverty might remain at 100 million by 2020. How should the EU support its development goals and structure its approach towards effectively combating poverty? Committee on Human Rights (DROI I) Coming to terms: Considering that surrogacy is deemed illegal in some Member States, while some only accept altruistic surrogacy, how can Member States protect the rights of surrogate mothers and avoid legal ambiguities in the regulation of surrogacy? Committee on Human Rights (DROI II) Him, her or what? With 24 Member States recognising only two genders and four Member States recognising transgender parenthood and allowing family rights to non-binary people, what steps should the EU take to ensure adequate family rights for transgender and non-binary people?
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) Disabilities in the workplace: With one-fifth of the EU population expected to have some form of disability by 2020, what can the EU do in order to combat exclusion of people with mental or physical disabilities in the workplace. Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE I) Saving the blue heart of our planet. Given that more than 150 million tonnes of plastics have accumulated in the world's oceans and additional 4.6-12.7 million tonnes are added every year, what actions should the EU take in order to tackle marine litter? Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE II) Floating in the cyberspace; With the ongoing digitalisation of the energy sector increasing risks of cyber attacks, what measures should the EU take to increase its resilience against third party threats and defend its citizens’ privacy? Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE I) Fair trials: Considering the over-capacity of prisons and the right to be presumed innocent, how can the EU mitigate the existing inequality of representation in prisons to protect the rights of detainees? Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE II) And the world will live as one: With the European Union having committed to promoting the right to independent living and transitioning into community-based services, how can Member States collectively contribute to the deinstitutionalisation of current social establishments, including but not limited to nursing homes, orphanages and mental health facilities?