On Tuesday 11 April, the First Vice-President of the Commission, Frans Timmermans, announced that the institution was to propose a revision of the European Citizens' Initiative Regulation (ECI) (see EUROPE 11757, 11653).
ECIs aim to invite the Commission to present legislative proposals in areas in which the EU is competent to legislate. They must be supported by at least a million European citizens from at least seven of the 28 EU countries.
“I want to make the ECI more accessible and...