Row over Austrian rules on initiatives

European Voice reported that a row had broken out in Austria in March 2012 over the conditions under which signatures on European Citizens' Initiatives (ECIs) are declared valid, with Green politicians saying that the conditions were unnecessarily restrictive.

See also a separate major analysis on the newly launched ECI on the 1 April 2012 in this issue of European Voice

ESO: Background information: The European Citizens' Initiative http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-european-citizens-initiative/

European Voice, Vol.18, No.13, 29.3.12: Analysis - European Citizens' Initiative http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/can-one-million-people-be-wrong-/74001.aspx

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