Carlo Marletti

Based on data of eurobarometer and of a research on the noticiability of the European Union in Italy and France, the author delineates an interpretation of the change of attitude of the European citizens towards the Union. The process of European unification, that initially enjoyed a wide consent of opinion, but a content of surface, has become more problematic because of increasing evidence of difficulties and contrasts of interest. In order to exceed such situation the author proposes a deliberative democracy, that uses all the shapes of communication and consultation of the public, in order to activate it and put it in a position to expressing itself on controversial and shared problems.