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ECI allows 1 million EU citizens from at least seven member states to propose legislation to the European Commission (Photo: Felix Kindermann / Campact)

Does EU really want to make citizen politics work?

The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) is the world's first and only instrument of transnational participatory democracy that is currently undergoing a much-needed revision.

The EU institutions have arrived at the most critical stage of this revision process: the trilogues, or three-way talks between the main EU bodies - the European Parliament, European Commission, and EU Council.

The question that the EU negotiators need to ask themselves is: do we really want to make this in...

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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.

ECI allows 1 million EU citizens from at least seven member states to propose legislation to the European Commission (Photo: Felix Kindermann / Campact)

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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.

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