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25-08-2014
Croatia moves to toughen referendum rules
Embarrassed by the success of right-wing groups in overturning government policy through referendums, the Croatian authorities are changing the rules.
18-08-2014
"I'll vote with my mind and heart"
John D Wright is a British Oxford graduate, who teaches Latin, Classical Greek and Ancient History at the Glenalmond College in Perthshire, Scotland. His educational achievements in several countries like the United States and Italy shaped his life. The 64 year-old academic...
14-08-2014
“Ambition and talent shine through any political plan”
Marcus Buist, a 19-year-old man from Scotland, shares his opinion about the upcoming independence referendum with our intern Nimet Karavelioglu. The young man will be studying Ancient History, International Relations and Philosophy at St.Andrews. This is the first of a series of...
12-08-2014
Scottish views on independence
On 18 September 2014, Scottish citizens will vote in a referendum on whether Scotland should become an independent state. Our board member Bruno Kaufmann has travelled to Kirkwall, the Capital of the Orkney Islands and met with Liam McArthur, member for Orkney at the Scottish...
18-07-2014
"Italy's politicians act like living on another planet"
In Trentino, an autonomous province of Northern Italy, the direct democracy initiative “Più Democrazia in Trentino” (More Democracy in Trentino) has been working for years on realising a bill for citizen participation. On 16 July 2014, the local council of Trentino held a...
18-07-2014
Maroš Šefčovič backs ECI App
European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič has epxressed his strong support for Democracy International's fundraising campaign for an ECI App that will allow smartphone users to sign a European Citizens' Initiative with one single click. Maroš Šefčovič is responsible for...
15-07-2014
ECI demands: Stop negotiations for TTIP and CETA
On Tuesday, 15 July, activists of "Stop TTIP" brought forward their motion for registration of a European Citizens' Initiative at the European Commission. The initiative “STOP TTIP” asks the EU Commission to recommend to the EU Council of Ministers to repeal the negotiating...
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...