Water as a right: the latest European Citizens’ Initiative Campaign

The European Citizens Initiative was launched on the 1st April 2012 giving European citizens the possibility to directly influence the agenda setting process of the EU. But gathering 1 million signat.

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All ready for the European Citizens’ Initiative? Lessons from a campaign

The European Citizens’ Initiative will come into operation on April 1st 2012, and will give 1 million European Citizens the right to demand that the European Commission consider introducing a specif.

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1 million European citizens for better animal welfare

8hours is another example of a successful campaign of mobilisation of European citizens which can provide good tips for handling the new tool of European Citizens’ Initiative. After the European Cit.

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Europeans unite for Fair Roaming

Demo against roaming charges in Krakow Introduced by the Lisbon treaty, the European Citizens’ Initiative is intended to make the EU more democratic by giving one million EU citizens from several M.

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European Disability Forum and their groundbreaking pilot Citizens’ Initiative

EDF campaigners presenting over 1 million signatures to the European Commission The Directive which gives power to the European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) is not due to come into force until April 2.

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