Brussels, 29/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), which was introduced by the Lisbon Treaty and whose operating rules were set out in a regulation approved by the Council and the European Parliament (EP) in December 2010 (see EUROPE 10268) will only achieve its aim of giving the citizens of Europe the opportunity to become directly involved in determining EU policy if member states and the European Commission put it into operation positively and in a...