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Marietta Le, Budapest: "This is where Budapest's new meeting centre must be built." Bruno Kaufmann / swissinfo.ch
Oliver Pilz, Budapest: "It’s the cities that offer solutions to global challenges." Bruno Kaufmann / swissinfo.ch
"Democracy is not just about making common decisions. It’s about acting together, which means everyone should be able to participate," says David Payot from Lausanne. Marino Trotta | Ville De Lausanne
“The government did not like the referenda that were launched," says Niescho Dubbelboerbei about the facultative referendums carried out for only a short time at national level in the Netherlands. Bruno Kaufmann / swissinfo.ch
“Active and interested citizens who the administration used to consider as disruptive are now welcome,” says Johanna Seppälä, Helsinki. Bruno Kaufmann / swissinfo.ch

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