Brussels, 22/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 31 March, the European Commission is expected to adopt a proposed regulation with the objective of instituting the European citizens' initiative. This initiative, which was brought in by the Lisbon Treaty, will make it possible for the citizens of the EU to approach the Commission directly to call upon it to make proposals on an issue important to them, "which gives participative democracy in the European Union a whole new dimension". In...