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Italien gehört zu den Ländern Europas, in denen direktdemokratische Verfahren vergleichsweise häufig zur Anwendung kommen. Alexa Vanzetta listet unverbindliche Volks- und Regionalinitiativen in Italien von 1948 bis 2005 auf.
Italy belongs to those nations with the most frequent practices of direct democracy in Europe. The report compiled by Alexa Vanzetta lists all non-binding citizens’ and regional initiatives in Italy from 1948 to 2005.
Die neue polnische Verfassung - verabschiedet und in Kraft getreten im Jahre 1997 - sieht zwei Hauptformen direkter Demokratie vor: Das Referendum und die Volksinitiative. Erfahren Sie mehr in diesem Bericht.
The new Polish Constitution (1997), includes two main forms of direct participation by citizens in governing the country – the referendum and the popular initiative. Read this report to learn more about these democratic mechanisms.
Mehr Demokratie ist stolz, zum zehnjhrigen Jubilum des Volksentscheids einen Zehn-Jahres- Bericht ber den Stand von Bürgerbegehren und Bürgerentscheiden in Bayern vorzulegen.
In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the referendum in Bavaria, Mehr Demokratie is proud to present this special report on the first ten years of citizens’ initiatives and referendums in this German federal state.
This report assesses the French referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. The aim of our report is to enable a comparison of the referendums in different European countries and to improve these democratic instruments.
This report written by Juan Carlos Madroñal shows that in reality, the wealth of tools of direct democracy included in some national constitutions contrasts sharply with the lack of experience in their application.
The purpose of this document is to monitor the referendum process that culminated in the Spanish vote on the European Constitution on 20th February, 2005. The report also identifies the reforms that should be made for coming referendums.