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European Citizens Initiative (ECI) Ambassadors Network – 6th Meeting (29 October 2024)

  • Europe Direct University of Luxembourg
    29 October 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

Initiative updates

• New registrations  

o None since last meet-up in Sept. and none in the pipeline   

Open for signature collection (since last meet-up)  

• ECI for a Water-Smart and Resilient Europe (23/10) 

• Stop Fake Food: Origin on the label (21/9) 

• Stop Cruelty Stop Slaughter (24/9) 

Closed 

• ‘Tax the Rich’ (355,800+ signatures) 

Withdrawn 

• ‘Save the Planet’ 

There are 2 initiatives that we’ve already mentioned were registered and still need to start collecting signatures (Air-Quotas and PsychedeliCare) 

Total number registered since 2012 = 118  – and over 1000 ECI organisers since 2012 

• 11 currently collecting signatures 

Communication campaign:  

• Reminder: ECI Advocacy Handbook – new material and packaging of existing digital and print resources – in all languages  

• Webinar for local and regional authorities = 17 October – recap: 250+ people attend