The European citizens' initiative (ECI) has had a difficult time since its launch in 2012.
There were high expectations of citizen-led policy-making and of reducing the distance between ordinary people and EU institutions, but these hopes have largely been dashed.
A dramatic drop in ECI proposals and citizen support made it look like this major democratic reform was going to end up stillborn.
In 2017...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.