European Citizens’ Initiative – First Lessons of Implementation
Study
15-05-2014
Upon request of the AFCO and PETI Committees, this study identifies difficulties faced by organisers when setting up and running a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). It analyses possible solutions and proposes recommendations to improve the ECI as an effective tool for participatory democracy in the EU. The aim is to propose measures to ensure a straightforward ECI process with less costs and burdens for EU citizens. The ultimate goal is to define concrete actions to empower EU citizens to actively participate in shaping the future of Europe.
Study
External author
Marta Ballesteros, Emanuela Canetta and Alexandru Zaciu
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- administrative formalities
- administrative procedure
- application of EU law
- citizens' Europe
- data processing
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- electronic signature
- EU institutions and European civil service
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- executive power and public service
- information technology and data processing
- interpretation of the law
- LAW
- marketing
- parliament
- participatory democracy
- petition
- political framework
- POLITICS
- principle of legal certainty
- regulation (EU)
- sources and branches of the law
- TRADE
- transparency in decision-making
- Treaty of Lisbon