It is the EU’s largest democratic experiment to date: the „Conference on the Future of Europe“, a project near and dear to French President Emmanuel Macron. After its launch in May this year, the buzz around the Future Conference had died down, but now the project is gaining new momentum. As Eric Bonse reports, this is mainly due to the German traffic light coalition’s plans. But positive signals are also coming from Manfred Weber, head of the EPP Group in the European Parliament and so far not known to be a Macron fan. However, there are still clear differences regarding reform ideas.