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14-07-2014
Christian Felber supports ECI app
Christian Felber is an Austrian freelance journalist, book author and international lecturer. Co-founder of Attac Austria, he initiated the projects “Democratic Bank” and “Economy for the Common Good”. Christian Felber, who lives in Vienna, Austria, thinks that direct democracy...
11-07-2014
Open data activist from Iceland supports ECI App
Smári McCarthy is an Icelandic/Irish software developer and information activist. He is a board member of the International Modern Media Institute based in Iceland. Smári McCarthy actively supports our call for donations for an ECI app.
25-06-2014
Uruguay: Champion of direct democracy
With a great performance in the qualifying round of the world cup 2014, the small country of Uruguay gained respect by many. In terms of direct democracy, the country bordering Brazil in the South is already a champion. Uruguay has a long and rich tradition of citizen lawmaking...
24-06-2014
ECI against TTIP and CETA to start soon
Organisations from all across Europe are currently gearing up for a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) with the aim of repealing the European Union’s negotiating mandate for the Transatlantic Trade Investor Partnership (TTIP) and not concluding the Comprehensive Economic and...
18-06-2014
False Promises by South Tyrolean's People’s Party
In Italy’s autonomous province of South Tyrol, the introduction of new direct democracy legislation faces more difficulties than expected. This is because promises by Arno Kompatscher, newly elected governor (or “Landeshauptmann”) of South Tyrol in January 2014, does not keep...
12-06-2014
Special World Cup Information
As we count down the final hours before the start of the fifa world cup, the whole world is in a feverish state of excitement – and our office in Cologne also. While discussing all sorts of questions concerning the fitness level of the teams, the tactic to be applied and the big...
30-05-2014
ECI ‘One of Us’ rejected
On 28 May, the European Commission refused the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘One of Us’, which aimed at ending the financing of research that destruct human life before birth.
26-05-2014
Tempelhof in Berlin remains green for all
On 25 May Berlin’s citizens decided by referendum not to change the “Tempelhof Field” into an area of offices and building blocks as intended by the City Government of Berlin but to maintain the area as a green park and leisure area.
20-05-2014
Super Election Days in Europe, 22 - 25 May
This week, the more than 400 million eligible citizens of the EU will elect the 751 Members of European Parliament for the next term. The Netherlands and the United Kingdom will start voting on Thursday, 22 May, Ireland and the Czech Republic will follow on Friday, and Latvia,...
19-05-2014
Referendum in Denmark on Unified Patent Court this Sunday
Alongside the EU elections this upcoming Sunday, Danish citizens will vote on whether to join the Unified Patent Court (UPC). This international court to consist of all EU countries is predicted to enter into force in early 2015, once 13 of all participating countries ratified...