The 2024 European Citizens' Initiative Infographic is now live on the ECI Forum, packed with insights about successful initiatives since 2012, complete with sociodemographic details about ECI organisers.
If you are involved in organising an ECI, you will find yourself in possession of the personal data of people who support your initiative. These data are subject to the General Data Protection Regulation, and this means that you (or your organisation) are responsible for them, and you should make sure that you know what your responsibilities are. Check out our FAQ section to make sure you are fully compliant.
Have you visited the ECI Facebook Group? We want your feedback on it – through this short survey, by 3 July. If you do, you may enter a prize draw!
Fresh proposals for European citizens’ initiatives took centre stage at the Level Up! youth event in Brussels and ECI Boot camp in Bucharest this spring.
From tackling food waste and protecting coral reefs to promoting digital democracy, see how these creative.
The ECI Forum website is undergoing a revamp, and we need your feedback by 30 June!
We're conducting a usability test with a mock-up and invite you to participate. To join, simply email the ECI Forum at eciforum@ecas.org.
Your insights will help us create a more user-friendly and intuitive platform.
The ECI Forum held a webinar on 13 June about activating the unengaged for your European Citizens' Initiative (ECI). The recap and webinar recording are now available on the ECI Forum. Stay tuned for a blog post with the main tips and tricks shared and look out for our future webinars.
Join our online course 'Essential Skills for European Citizens’ Initiative Organisers' and learn from experts on how to get your initiative registered and successfully collect one million signatures for your ECI.
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The Commission’s public consultation on ‘Better protecting sharks through sustainable fishing and trade’, related to the ‘Stop Finning. Stop the Trade’ successful ECI, closed on 4 June with 3,455 contributions. Targeted stakeholder consultations continue, including an event on 9 July, in Vigo (Spain). Click ‘More’ for details.
To be considered by the European Commission, citizens’ initiatives require 1 million valid signatures. Several initiatives reached the following significant milestones:
Over 525,000: My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion (deadline: April 2025).
Over 200,000: Taxing great wealth to finance the ecological and social transition (deadline: October 2024).
Over 50,000: Ban on conversion practices in the European Union (deadline: May 2025).
Over 20,000:
Visit our website to learn more about all ongoing initiatives.
The Commission registered two citizens’ initiatives on 19 June. They will be available to support soon.
Stop Destroying Videogames calls on the Commission to require publishers of video games to leave the games in a functional state once support for the game ends. Currently, when support is withdrawn, gamers lose access, whether they have finished playing or not.
Air quotas calls for a citizens’ carbon quota mechanism in each country that would encourage businesses to decarbonise through consumer demand. The organisers consider that it should cover all purchases of goods and services, starting with air transport.
Follow the link to find out more about these and other initiatives currently looking for support.
Read all about the ImagineEU video competition for secondary schools, which ran during the 2023-24 school year. Three winning teams, from among 400, were awarded a study trip to Brussels. Watch the souvenir video of the study trip and learn more about how the competition was run.
Ahead of the European elections taking place from 6 to 9 June, the Commission has published a Eurobarometer on Youth and Democracy, revealing early indications that 64% of young people say that they intend to vote.
In addition, 67% of young people believe that the EU has an impact, at least to some extent, on their daily life. Check out all the findings by clicking ‘more’.
Did you know there are a number of Public Consultations running at any given moment? The Commission would like to hear your views on laws and policies currently in development.
For example, you can participate in one called ‘Rights, equality, citizenship and values programmes – evaluation report’ until 27 June.
Check out all open public consultations by clicking ‘more’.
The 'Ban on conversion practices' initiative has started collecting signatures. Read more about why the organisers chose to use the European Citizens’ Initiative in an exclusive interview with the ECI Forum.
Follow the journey of the ‘Fur Free Europe’ initiative which collected 1.5 million signatures calling for an EU ban on fur farming and fur product sales in the Single Market.
Learn about their strategies and milestones in the ECI Forum's latest Success Story.
Do you know the ECI Facebook Group? We want your feedback on it – through this short survey. Your input will be confidential and highly appreciated!
In the past month, we’ve welcomed two new ECI Ambassadors to our network.
The ECI Ambassadors are vital in helping to make available information about the ECI at national and local levels, and empowering citizens to make use of their EU citizenship rights. Both new members focus on engaging with young people.
We would like to welcome:
If you would like to find out more about our ECI Ambassador programme, visit the ECI website by clicking ‘more’.
To be considered by the European Commission, citizens’ initiatives require 1 million valid signatures.
Several initiatives reached the following significant milestones.
- My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion (deadline: April 2025)
- Taxing great wealth to finance the ecological and social transition (deadline: October 2024)
- Connecting all European capitals and people through a high-speed train network (closing soon: 31 May 2024 )
- Ban on conversion practices in the European Union (deadline: May 2025)
The ‘European Cannabis Initiative’, registered in February 2024, withdrew this month, before starting collection.
Visit our website to learn more about all ongoing initiatives.
The citizens’ initiative ‘Ban on conversion practices in the European Union’ opened for signature collection on 17 May. Organisers have 1 year to collect 1 million signatures.
You can support a total of 10 citizens’ initiatives at the moment. Check them out by clicking ‘more’.
