Dear Fellow-European, lets make a difference!

The European Citizens Initiative right, to be introduced under Art 11.4 TEU nv, is one of the few key innovations in the new EU treaty. It will play a critical role in bringing European democracy forward in the coming years. While there is no disagreement on the principal idea  to give half a billion Europeans the same right to launch pan-European lawmaking processes as the European parliament (EP) and the European Council already enjoy  there is an intense debate on exactly how to do this. A special regulation, a European law, for the implementation of Art. 11.4 is about to be agreed.

In March, the new European Commission will present an implementation law proposal. In preparing this, the Commission has published a Green book and launched a consultation process. The Initiative and Referendum Institute Europe has developed key recommentations on the European Citizens Initiative and is involved in preparing the 2010 European Citizens' Initiative Summit taking place in Salzburg Austria around Europe day in May. 

On this website IRI will soon launch a new ressource section, offering all the key information and contribution required for making the new transnational tool as big success.