29/01/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday, 29 January, the European Commission registered a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) called ‘Stop Funding Russia’s War: Phase Out Harmful and Useless Russian Imports into the EU’. This initiative calls on the European Commission to “propose firm, immediate measures to end the EU’s remaining import dependencies on Russia and Belarus by introducing sectoral bans or decisive phase-outs”. Following registration, the organisers have 6 months to start the signature-collection period, which will last 12 months. If the initiative’s supporters collect at least one million signatures and the minimum thresholds are reached in at least seven Member States, the European Commission is required to respond and decide what measures, if any, it will take – justifying its decision. (CG)