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50 core questions. A program allowed to change.

The 50 core questions are neither a party manifesto nor 50 finished answers. They structure the starting point. In eDebatte they become concrete decision-ready questions with a defined authority and scope. Later valid decisions may replace earlier positions because people may change their minds and democratic systems must be able to learn.

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Democracy, rights and power

  1. 1

    Which fundamental rights and freedoms require special protection even against democratic majorities?

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  2. 2

    How should binding public participation work between elections, and where should its limits lie?

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  3. 3

    Which majorities, quorums and safeguards should apply depending on the impact of a decision?

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  4. 4

    How can minorities remain effectively protected without permanently blocking a democratically established majority will?

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  5. 5

    How should political authority, responsibility and implementation be documented so citizens can trace them?

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Government, administration and public finance

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    Which responsibilities are best handled at municipal, regional, national or European level?

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  2. 7

    Where do we need common standards, and where should local or regional decision-making have more freedom?

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  3. 8

    How should taxes, public spending and debt be prioritised and democratically controlled?

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  4. 9

    Which public services should be digital, analogue, or always accessible through both channels?

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  5. 10

    Which transparency, lobbying and anti-corruption rules does a traceable government need?

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Economy, work and social security

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    How should taxation, competition and regulation balance value creation, innovation and fair opportunity?

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  2. 12

    Which rules for wages, working time, collective bargaining and flexible work create a fair balance between workers and businesses?

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  3. 13

    What minimum social protection should every person receive, and what expectations may reasonably accompany it?

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  4. 14

    How should retirement security be organised to remain affordable, reliable and fair across generations?

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  5. 15

    How should prosperity, social progress and distributive fairness be measured?

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Health, care and family

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    How should high-quality healthcare be funded and remain reliably accessible to everyone?

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  2. 17

    How should primary care, hospitals and emergency care work together across regions?

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  3. 18

    How should care be organised and funded to respect dignity, quality, families and care professionals alike?

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  4. 19

    What roles should prevention, personal responsibility and solidarity-based funding play in healthcare?

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  5. 20

    Which conditions do children, families and young people need for reliable participation and development opportunities?

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Education, research, media and culture

  1. 21

    Which education standards should apply everywhere, and which regional or school-level differences are useful?

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  2. 22

    How should early education, school, vocational training and lifelong learning connect?

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  3. 23

    What role should civic education, media literacy, source checking and democratic decision skills play?

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  4. 24

    How much public support should research and innovation receive, and how do we protect freedom, openness and transfer?

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  5. 25

    How should independent media, publicly funded services, culture and pluralism be sustained in a digital public sphere?

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Housing, transport and infrastructure

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    How do we create enough affordable housing, and what roles should markets, public authorities and public-interest providers play?

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  2. 27

    How should land for housing, business, nature, agriculture and public infrastructure be balanced?

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  3. 28

    What priorities should public transport, cars, cycling and walking receive in different regions?

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  4. 29

    How should rail, roads, networks and other critical infrastructure be funded, maintained and modernised?

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  5. 30

    Which public services must remain reliably accessible in rural or structurally weaker regions?

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Climate, energy, environment and food

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    Which climate targets should apply, and which instruments should be used to achieve, review and adjust them?

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  2. 32

    How should security of supply, energy prices, climate goals and technological openness be balanced in the energy mix?

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  3. 33

    How much protection do nature, water, soils and biodiversity require, and how should conflicts over use be decided?

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  4. 34

    Which rules for agriculture, animal welfare, food quality and prices create a sustainable balance?

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  5. 35

    How should resource use and waste be reduced, and what responsibilities should producers, consumers and government bear?

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Digitalisation, data and AI

  1. 36

    How should privacy, data use, open data and public benefit be balanced?

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  2. 37

    What kind of digital identity and digital public services does a democratic society need?

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  3. 38

    Which decisions may AI systems support or automate, and where must human responsibility remain mandatory?

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  4. 39

    Which transparency, liability and oversight rules are needed for algorithms and AI with significant social impact?

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  5. 40

    How do we secure digital infrastructure, competition and access without creating new private or state monopolies of power?

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Migration, security and rule of law

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    Which rules should govern refuge, asylum, immigration and return, and how should humanitarian, legal and practical requirements be combined?

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  2. 42

    Which rights, duties and paths to participation should shape integration and citizenship?

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  3. 43

    Which powers do police and security authorities need, and which controls protect civil liberties and the rule of law?

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  4. 44

    How can justice be made timely, accessible and effective without weakening independence and due process?

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  5. 45

    How should civil protection, disaster preparedness and crisis decisions be organised and democratically controlled?

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Europe, the world, peace and the future

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    Which responsibilities and powers should in future lie with the EU, member states, regions and municipalities?

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  2. 47

    How should defence, alliances, civilian security and democratic oversight fit together?

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  3. 48

    By which rules should foreign, trade and development policy balance interests, human rights, peace and interdependence?

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  4. 49

    What international cooperation do cross-border problems require without making democratic accountability unclear?

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  5. 50

    When and under which rules should an earlier democratic decision be reopened because of new evidence, changed circumstances or a changed majority will?

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