http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210701-015914-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/neglected-actors-at-the-conference-on-the-future-of-europe/ Neglected Actors at the Conference on the Future of Europe Steuer, Max eng 2021-06-30 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Conference on the Future of Europe EU Judiciary politicized judiciary separation of powers Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Judges are prominent actors with a significant impact on European integration. Yet, no references to them appear in the Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe. This corresponds to a view, unsustainable in the age of extensive access to information, that judges sit in ivory towers and speak exclusively through their decisions that other actors then explain to the broader public.