The Conference on the Future of Europe has concluded. Please tell me: 1) What was the date of the closing event of the Conference? 2) What was the main purpose of the European Citizens' Panels, and how were citizens selected to participate? 3) Briefly explain how the recommendations from the European Citizens' Panels were incorporated into the Conference's final outcome.
Navigate to 'https://futureu.europa.eu/'. If redirected to an archive page (e.g., Archive-It), locate the capture calendar and click on the latest available capture date in 2022 (e.g., May 1st, 2022 or later) to access the archived website. Once on the archived 'futureu.europa.eu' website, identify the date of the closing event of the Conference from the main page. Navigate to the 'European Citizens' Panels' section (either via a direct link or through a navigation menu). On the 'European Citizens' Panels' page, identify the main purpose of the panels and the criteria for citizen selection. On the 'European Citizens' Panels' page, find information explaining how the recommendations from the Panels were integrated into the Conference's final outcome. Synthesize all collected information to answer the questions.
The agent successfully navigates to an archived version of 'futureu.europa.eu' from May 2022 or later. The date of the closing event is stated as '9 May 2022'. The main purpose of the European Citizens' Panels is stated as allowing citizens to 'jointly think about the future they want for the European Union'. The criteria for citizen selection are stated as '4 Panels of 200 European citizens each chosen through random selection, from the 27 Member States; Reflecting the EU’s diversity: geographic origin (nationality and urban/rural), gender, age, socioeconomic background and level of education; At least one female and one male citizen per Member State is part of each Panel; A third of each Panel is composed of young people (age 16 – 25).' The agent explains that the European Citizens' Panels' recommendations were presented and debated by representatives in the Conference Plenary, incorporating contributions from the multilingual digital platform, and forming a set of recommendations for the Union to follow up on.