In an open letter published on Wednesday 24 October, 18 representatives of civil society, organisers of European citizens' initiatives (ECIs) and NGOs urged the Council of the EU to reconsider its proposal of removing any alternative to the digital register of signatures held by the Commission.
The ECI, which was instituted by the Treaty of Lisbon, allows a million EU citizens to invite the Commission to present a legislative proposal on a subject of European competence. This instrument has...