Pulse of Europe

Pulse of Europe

Pulse of Europe public meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, 9 April 2017
Formation	9 November 2016; 7 years ago (2016-11-09)
Founder	Daniel Röder, Sabine Röder
Founded at	Frankfurt, Germany
Type	Civil society campaign
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Pro-Europeanism
Region	Europe
Methods	Nonviolent direct action
Fields	Political movement
Parent organisation	Pulse of Europe e.V.
Website	pulseofeurope.eu

Pulse of Europe is a pro-European citizen's initiative, founded in Frankfurt, Germany by the end of 2016. It aims at "encouraging citizens of the European Union to speak out publicly in favour of a pan-European identity".^[1] As Europe is facing democratic deficits, the imminent Brexit as well as the growing popularity of right-wing populist and nationalist political parties, the initiative aims at counteracting euroscepticism. Pulse of Europe is organised in city groups, and has been active in over 130 cities in 20 European countries. Pulse of Europe is registered as an association (e. V.) headquartered in Frankfurt, but city groups are largely self-organised.