Report on Milan Networking Meeting on Empowering Citizens for the Future of Europe
With only one year to go until the next European elections, civil society organisations across Europe are joining forces to explore the paths the EU can take to become closer to the citizens. On May 11thand 12th European...
„Keiner soll sich ärgern“
Am 05.05.2018 war es endlich soweit: In Bonn fand die erste Veranstaltung der NRW-Tour von European Public Sphere statt. Bei strahlenden Sonnenschein und sommerlichen Temperaturen wurde die Holzkuppel diesmal auf dem Münsterplatz in der Bonner Innenstadt am Rande einer größeren...
"No one should be angry"
On May 5 it finally happened: the first event of the NRW tour of the European Public Sphere took place in Bonn. This time the wooden dome was set up on the Münsterplatz in Bonn's city centre, where a major sporting event in bright sunshine and summery temperatures was taking...
The challenging making of the European Citizens’ Initiative
“Take the Initiative!” This request by the European Commission to all citizens of the European Union marks the latest development in embracing participatory and direct democracy at the transnational level. In reality, the making and application of the European Citizens’...
Die Europäische Bürgerinitiative - Eine ambivalente Geschichte
„Ergreife die Initiative!" Diese Aufforderung der Europäischen Kommission an alle Bürger der Europäischen Union stellt die jüngste Entwicklung in Bezug auf die Umsetzung partizipativer und direkter Demokratie auf transnationaler Ebene dar. In Wirklichkeit bleibt die Entstehung...
ECI Day 2018: Working together
On April 10, 2018, the ECI Day took place in Brussels for the seventh time, with the main organiser and host once again being the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). In addition to organisational partners such as Democracy International, European Citizen Action...
ECI-Day 2018: Zusammenarbeiten
Am 10.04.2018 fand bereits zum siebten Mal der ECI Day in Brüssel statt. Hauptorganisator und Gastgeber war wieder das European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Neben den Organisationspartnern wie Democracy International, European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) und The ECI...
“We are fighting with unequal means”
In a last-minute bit of good news ahead of this year’s ECI Day, the ‘Minority SafePack’ European Citizens’ Initiative announced that they had reached the hurdle of one million signatures required for their proposals to be taken into consideration by the EU Commission. That the...
"Wir kämpfen mit ungleichen Mitteln"
Die Europäische Bürgerinitiative "Minority SafePack" hat in letzter Minute im Vorfeld des diesjährigen ECI-Tages bekannt gegeben, dass sie die Hürde von einer Million Unterschriften erreicht hat, die für die Berücksichtigung ihrer Vorschläge durch die EU-Kommission erforderlich...
An online platform to support ECIs
At ECI Day this week, the European Commission announced the launch of a new online platform to support organisers of European Citizens' Initiatives. The platform has the ambitious goal of getting more ECIs across the one million signatures finish line, by offering professional...