Press Release: Citizens’ rights: European Commission kicks off the broadest public consultation ever and asks citizens to set future agenda

The European Commission will be calling on citizens all over the European Union to help set the policy agenda for the next years and shape the future of Europe in the biggest ever EU public consultation on citizens' rights. The consultation will be open for four months, until 9 September, during which time the public will be asked about the obstacles they face in exercising their rights as EU citizens, be it when travelling in Europe, when voting or standing as a candidate in elections or when shopping online. The public concultation comes ahead of the 2013 European Year of Citizens. The input received from the public will feed directly into the Commission's policy agenda and form the basis for the 2013 EU Citizenship Report, to be presented in exactly one year's time: on 9 May 2013.

European Commission: Speech/12/341: Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ: ECIs and petitions, giving citizens a voice http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/341&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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