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The ECI alone will not solve the European Union’s democratic deficit
Maybe a simplification of procedures ?
And a lowering of the legal age required to participate ?
Commission Website, European Citizens' Initiative
http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/welcome
The European citizens‘ initiative Guide, Made by The Green Party
http://www.greens-efa.eu/fileadmin/dam/Documents/Publications/EBI_EN.pdf
Euroactiv.com, EU news & Policy debates, EU rejects first citizen's petition, on nuclear power
http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/commission-rejects-phasing-nucle-news-513258
The Party of European Socialists (PES), The European Citizens’ Initiative: a powerful tool to strengthen the European democracy
http://www.pes.eu/fr/blogs/le-blog-de-la-pr-sidente-du-pse-femmes/european-citizens-initiative-powerful-tool-strengthen-e
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), European citizens initiative Improvements
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2012/05/31/european-citizens-initiative-improvements/
Treaty of Lisbon
REGULATION n°211/2011 of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative
Practical arrangements, conditions and procedure have been determined in that new regulation
"The world’s fifirst transnational instrument of participatory democracy"
François-Xavier BENOIT - Master 2 Environnement-Droit
English Congress
“Not less than one million citizens who are nationals of a signicant number of Member States may take the initiative of inviting the European Commission, within the framework of its powers, to submit any appropriate proposal on matters where citizens consider that a legal act of the Union is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties.”
It gives citizens of the EU the opportunity to get involved directly in EU politics
Party of European Socialists (PES)
A new powerful instrument,
Which comes at a time when the European Union is facing a democratic deficit
All EU citizens
EU citizens,
Is the European citizens' initiative the best way to promote the idea ?
Coming from at least
7 out of the 27 member states
Old enough to vote in the European Parliament elections
On paper or online
Registration of the proposed initiative by the Commission
Manifestly fall outside the competences of the European Commission to propose legislation
Examination, public hearing in the European Parliament and answer by the Commission
The response, which will take the for will be formally adopted by the Commission
And published in all official EU languages
Organizers will present their initiative at a public hearing in the European Parliament
Collection of statements of support on paper and / or online
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2
1
Commission will adopt a formal response spelling out which action it will propose in response
And the reasons for doing or not doing so
Submission of the initiative to the Commission
Erminia Mazzoni – Member of the European Parliament, in LPS
The Commission rejected the ECI "My vote against nuclear power"
The EURATOM Treaty for the promotion of nuclear energy prohibits the use of a citizens’ initiative directed against nuclear power
The "Right To Water" campaign recognises that all citizens need clean drinking water and quality sanitation.
The campaign asks the EU to guarantee these human rights through the promotion of water supply and sanitation as essential public services for all.
Read in Euractiv.fr :
"The demand is clearly within the sphere of competence of the Commission
And legally be made the subject of a European Citizens’ Initiative"
François-Xavier BENOIT, Master 2 Environnement -Droit