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Let’s Grow Participatory Democracy in the EU! Join us in Liverpool on 5 May 2016.
The ECI Campaign has single-mindedly advocated for a user-friendly and impactful European Citizens’ Initiative for…
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Commission Unlikely to Revise ECI Regulation This Year
High hopes for reform of Regulation 211/2011 implementing the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) were raised…
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EESC public hearing on the ECI – 22.02.2016
2016 is a key year for the future of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI): the…
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SAVE THE DATE: Democratic Participation in a Citizen’s Europe: What Next for the EU?
SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, 5 May 2016 9:30 – 17:30 University of Liverpool Foresight Centre…
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EU Commission Claims ECI Creates Eurosceptisicm
In their December meeting, Commission President Juncker and Members of the College of Commissioners surprisingly…
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Meet the Newest ECI Campaigns
Since September 2015, the Commission has registered all five out of five potential ECIs. This…
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AN ECI THAT WORKS!
OUR REFORM PROPOSALS TO ENSURE THAT THE ECI WORKS FOR ALL EU CITIZENS
ECI for all
Ensure that all EU citizens can support an ECI – wherever they live.
Data requirements
Reduce and harmonise personal data requirements across member states.
ID requirements
Eliminate ID number requirements.
>16 supporters
Lower the age of ECI support to 16.
Online Collection System
Redesign the online signature collection system (OCS).
E-mail addresses
Collect e-mail address within the main ECI support form.
18 MONTHS
Lengthen the signature collection time to 18 months.
CAMPAIGN START DATE
Give ECI campaigns time to prepare: let them choose their launch date.
SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Provide a support infrastructure for ECIs with legal advice, translation and funding.
LEGAL STATUS
Provide an EU legal status for ECI citizens’ committees.
Legal adminissibility
Modify the first legal admissibility check.
Awareness
Increase public and media awareness of the ECI.
ABOUT THE ECI CAMPAIGN
The ECI Campaign
The ECI Campaign is an organization exclusively working for the successful introduction and implementation of the European Citizens’ Initiative right – the world’s first tool of participatory, transnational and digital democracy. We are independent, neutral in policy, non-profit and non-EU financed. Our work is carried by the invaluable input of volunteers, like-minded partners, donors and a small coordination team.
Focused only on the ECI
Organised by citizens
Non-profit
CONTACT US
INTERESTED IN THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE? DROP US A LINE!
The ECI Campaign
Georg-Elser-Str. 19
D-79100 Freiburg
+49-761-48806364
contact [at] citizens-intiative.eu
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CONTACT DIRECTLY MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM
Carsten Berg
General Coordinator
+49-761-488-063-64
berg [at] citizens-initiative.eu
Paweł Głogowski
Project Manager
+48-782-784-684
pawel [at] citizens-initiative.eu
