Two new European Citizens’ Initiatives (ECIs) were deemed admissible by the College of Commissioners on Wednesday 18 July. The Commission will decide on the substance of the initiatives only if they attract the required number of signatures.
The main objective of the first, “Permanent European Union Citizenship”, is to guarantee that European citizenship and its associated rights cannot be lost once they have been attained. Organisers say that the proposal is in response to the issues...