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REFIT Recommendation to Improve the ECI Published Today As a member of the Stakeholders’ Group of the REFIT Platform, ECAS submitted an evidence-based opinion calling for a a revision of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) […]
The REFIT Platform was set up by the European Commission in 2015, as part of its Better Regulation agenda, to improve and simplify EU legislation. It brings together in two […]
On 7 June 2016 the Commission gave its green light to register the new European Citizens’ Initiative “More Than Education”, having concluded that it fulfils the legal admissibility requirements. The […]
The ECI Day 2016: Forging Change took place at the Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 20 April 2016 in Brussels. Organised by the EESC in cooperation with several civil […]
On 18 March 2016, the European Commission’s answer to the European Parliament’s ECI resolution was made public. The Parliament had asked the Commission to reform the ECI by significantly approving the ECI resolution […]
On 22 February 2016, ECAS’ Director, Assya Kavrakova, was the keynote speaker at an ECI hearing organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). The hearing marked a turning […]
On the 8th of December 2015, from 1pm to 4pm, Telecentre Europe is organising a Conference entitled “Enabling Civil E-Participation in Europe” at the European Parliament in Brussels, which will be […]
On the 28th of October 2015, the European Parliament’s resolution 2014/2257 on the European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) was approved with a convincing majority of 527 votes (103 abstentions and 33 […]
Last week the Constitutional Affairs Committee (AFCO) of the European Parliament approved a final report on the European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI). The draft report was presented in April 2015 and […]