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24 February 2025
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European Citizens’ Initiative
Newsletter
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Follow us: ECI Official Group
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News
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Initiative updates: Status of support per initiative
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To be considered by the European Commission, citizens’ initiatives require 1 million valid signatures, and minimum thresholds reached in 7 EU countries.
Several initiatives reached the following significant milestones.
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Over 1,100,000 (collection still ongoing to cater for any statements of support that might be invalidated by the Member States during the verification process):
Over 250,000:
Over 215,000:
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Updates to the online collection system
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The European Commission is regularly improving the central online collection system, offered to ECI organisers free of charge for collecting signatures online. In a recent update, BlueSky has been added to the list of social media platforms that organisers can choose to invite signatories to follow their initiative.
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Events
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"EU Take the Initiative" campaign
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ECI Facebook Group – help us reach 2,000 members!
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The ECI Facebook group has over 1,900 members - let's go for 2,000! As a member of the group, you can exchange with other citizens and ECI organisers on all matters related to the ECI; you can also get the latest updates on what various ECI communicators, from all around the EU, are doing.
Make sure you have joined and invite 3 friends to join today!
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Welcome to new ECI Ambassadors!
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The ECI Ambassadors spread the word about the ECI in their local context and empower citizens to make use of their EU citizenship rights.
Recently, the ECI Ambassadors network welcomed three new members:
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Club 'The House' (Latvia), Maison de l’Europe en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (France) and Europe Direct Podravje/ Zavod PIP (Slovenia).
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From the ECI Forum
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The PEACE Formula: How 'My Voice, My Choice' reached over 1 million signatures
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What does it take to run a successful European Citizens’ Initiative? Martina Rubino, campaigner for 'My Voice, My Choice' ECI, shares the strategic insights behind their groundbreaking campaign, which secured over 1.1 million signatures well ahead of the deadline.
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Discover the PEACE Formula – Patience, Engagement, Action, Courage, and Errors – that helped turn an idea into a movement for change across Europe.
Read the blog
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Check how the revamped ECI Forum empowers EU citizens to launch new ECIs
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The blog from the ECI Forum introduces the latest features of its revamped website, designed for a smoother user experience.
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Explore how the ECI Forum makes it easier to find guidance or success stories and request expert advice to navigate the ECI process with confidence.
Try it and share your feedback (in any EU language) in this survey!
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Did you know..?
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Have your say on the future EU Budget!
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The Have Your Say portal is a one stop shop for all citizen engagement tools managed by the European Commission, including the ECI.
Via this portal, the Commission invites Europeans to share their ideas for the next multiannual EU budget (post-2027).
Join the online debate on the Citizens’ Engagement Platform to ensure your insights inform the Citizens’ Panel on this topic.
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This newsletter is produced by the European Commission.
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ISSN: 2812-1864
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Catalogue Number: KA-01-25-001-EN-Q
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