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Citizens Initiative (ECI) Ambassadors Network – 4th Meeting (27 July 2024)

  • Europe Direct University of Luxembourg
    27 July 2024

Dr Elena Danescu, Manager of the ED-UNILU is an ECI Ambassador and took part in the Network Meeting. 

The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) is an important tool of participatory democracy available to European citizens to have an effective involvement in shaping EU policies that affect their lives.  

Agenda

Welcome to new members from Austria and France – introductions given 

• European Youth Parliament (EYP) Austria 

• Europahaus Klagenfurt / EUROPE DIRECT Carinthia (Austria) 

• Club pour l’UNESCO Jean-Laurain Metz 

• Louis-Marie Blanchard, co-president Les Citoyens pour le Renouvellement de la Démocratie (*will formally join after sending back paperwork) 

Updates: 

Registrations  

  • 2 new ones since last meet-up (‘Stop Destroying Videogames’ and ‘Air-Quotas’)  
  • 2 more today (24 July – ‘Stop Cruelty Stop Slaughter’ and ‘Stop Fake Food: Origin on the label’ ) 

Total number registered to 116  

1000 ECI organisers since 2012 

• 9 collecting signatures; Stop Destroying Videogames to start collecting on 31 July  

• UPDATE: +/- 20 million signatures collected