Headlines December 2010
Agreement on European Citizens' Initiative
15/12/2010
"I'm delighted that the Parliament and Council have managed to reach agreement on the Citizens' Initiative so quickly" said Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President for Inter-institutional Relations and Administration. "The ECI will introduce a whole new form of participatory democracy to the EU. It is a major step forward in the democratic life of the Union. It's a concrete example of bringing Europe closer to its citizens. And it will foster a cross border debate about what we are doing in Brussels and thus contribute, we hope, to the development of a real European public space."
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