European Parliament Moves to Expand European Citizen Initiative Process
It’s something we don’t see much here in America: politicians voting to expand initiative rights. The European Citizens’ Initiative is a new instrument introduced by the Lisbon Treaty whereby one million citizens may ask the European Commission to propose a new EU law. Yesterday the Constitutional Affairs Committee voted to make it easier to sign a petition and lowered the threshold of member states needed to qualify a measure. You can read more here.
Meanwhile, here at home talking heads are busy telling citizens why they shouldn’t have a voice.
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