The European Citizens’ Initiative

The European citizens' initiative allows one million EU citizens to participate directly in the development of EU policies, by calling on the European Commission to make a legislative proposal.

This website provides information on all citizens' initiatives, it explains the rules, and enables you to launch an initiative.

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EurActiv, 27.1.12: Commission fleshes out working of citizens' initiative http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-countdown-eci/commission-fleshes-working-citiz-news-510424

ECAS: ECI Support Centre http://ecas.org/services/eci-support-centre/

European Commission: RAPID: Press Release: IP/12/51: Successful conference brings European Citizens' Initiatives a step closer http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/51&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EUObserver, 27.1.12: Online petitions to put EU under public scrutiny http://euobserver.com/843/115035

ESO: Background information: EU's first attempt to frame citizens' initiative http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-european-citizens-initiative-2/

ESO: EurActiv: Topics: ECI http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-european-citizens-initiative-2/

ECI-Campaign: European Citizens' Initiative http://www.citizens-initiative.eu/

Green European Foundation: The European Citizens' Initiative Pocket Guide, 2013 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/fiches_techniques/2013/020105/04A_FT(2013)020105_EN.pdf

JEF-Europe: Giving a strong voice to the citizens by a renewed European Citizens' Initiative, August 2016 https://www.jef.eu/news/jefnews/giving-a-strong-voice-to-the-citizens-by-a-renewed-european-citizens-initiative/

European Voice, Vol.18, No.13, 29.3.12: Analysis - European Citizens' Initiative http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/can-one-million-people-be-wrong-/74001.aspx

Blog: Milena Popova: Citizen engagement - a howNOTto, April 2012 http://milenapopova.eu/2012/04/citizen-engagement---a-hownotto.html

ESO: Background information: European Citizens' Initiative – one year on http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-european-citizens-initiative-one-year-on/

ESO: Find all further information in ESO on this topic http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=european%20initiative%20eci%20&searchOption=all

EP: EPRS: Fact Sheets on the European Union: European Citizens’ Initiative [2016] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/fiches_techniques/2013/020105/04A_FT(2013)020105_EN.pdf

Wikipedia: European Citizens' Initiative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Citizens%27_Initiative

Facebook: European Citizens' initiative https://www.facebook.com/citizens.initiative/

Debating Europe: Are European Citizens’ Initiatives a waste of time?, 2014 http://www.debatingeurope.eu/2014/02/25/can-eu-regain-trust-citizens/#.WCQ0EMnw-2E

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: EU Fact Sheets: European Citizens’ Initiative (March 2018, and periodically updated) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/fiches_techniques/2017/N54556/04A_FT(2017)N54556_EN.pdf

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