Pressure mounts ahead of first EU citizens’ petitions

EurActiv reported that stakeholders were stepping up their preparations for the launch in 2012 of the European Citizens' Initiative, the EU's first attempt at cross-border direct democracy. But the lack of funding and progress made on putting in place national systems to manage the tool were threatening to delay the first petitions, which was slated for registration from 1 April 2012.

ESO: Background information: EU's first attempt to frame citizens' initiative http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-european-citizens-initiative-2/

European Commission: Secretariat-General: The European Citizens' Initiative http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/secretariat_general/citizens_initiative/index_en.htm

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