Bulgarians drawn by lot participate in EU citizens' discussion in Brussels

From March 20 to 22, the 8th European Citizens' Panel is being held in Brussels with the participation of 150 randomly selected EU citizens. The citizens will debate the topic of population preparedness in times of crisis, BTA reports.

There are four participants from Bulgaria - from Sofia, Burgas, Isperih and the village of Rebarkovo, said Kristina Yordanova, manager of the HALO Foundation. The panel will discuss how Europe and the population can better anticipate and prepare for various types of crises such as extreme weather conditions, pandemics, prolonged power outages, cyber attacks, hybrid threats, etc. An online session with the same participants will be held at the end of April. In May there will be another panel in Brussels, where citizens' recommendations on the topic will be combined.

Editor: Ivo Ivanov