” “"People are proving to be extremely interested in and keen on expressing their opinions about Europe". Margot Wallström, vice-president and commissioner for communication strategy, enthusiastically comments the news that "Debate Europe", the website launched in 21 languages by the EU Commission as part of Plan D (Democracy, Dialogue and Debate), "hit one million visitors this week". Opened last March to promote discussions across Europe about the future of the integration process, "the website commented Brussels turned out to be a real hit, as he received on average 200,000 visitors a month and 12,700 contributions". According to Wallström, "there’s no issue or problem that cannot be tackled in the current debate about the future of Europe, and I would like more women took part in it". The high number of people visiting the website seems to prove "we must not only work to develop the right policies, but also to offer our citizens more opportunities to exchange ideas". The main subjects of discussion are three: the economic and social development of the EU; the public perception of the EU; the boundaries of Europe and its role in the world. The figures given by the EU Commission show that people from all European countries and other nations took part in the online forum, 90% of whom were men, aged 18 to 44.” “
