List of European citizens' initiatives

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The list of European citizens 'initiatives shows all citizens' initiatives submitted in accordance with Section 11 (4) of the Treaty on European Union . With a European citizens' initiative , the population can submit a concern to the European Commission for treatment. This requires the collection of a total of 1 million signatures from nationals from a quarter of the European member states within twelve months. In order to be included in this quarter, a minimum number of statements of support must be reached in a member state, which corresponds to about 750 times the number of European parliamentarians in the respective country. It is also possible to collect the signatures over the Internet.

Although the European Citizens' Initiative has existed since 2007 based on the Lisbon Treaty , the necessary implementing provisions did not come into force until April 2012. The first European citizens' initiative was registered on May 9, 2012 and accepted for collection. Due to technical difficulties in the initial use of the software provided by the European Commission for online signing, the collection period for all citizens' initiatives registered up to October 2012 has been extended to November 1, 2013.

European citizens' initiatives

The following tables contain an (incomplete) list of European citizens' initiatives that have registered to collect statements of support. The colored marking shows at which stage of the treatment the citizens' initiative is or how the matter was finally decided.

It is possible to file a complaint with the European Court of Justice against the rejection of a citizens' initiative . The initiators of Eine von uns and Stop TTIP filed a lawsuit. Lawsuits are pending on other initiatives that were not even registered.

Ongoing initiatives

The table contains all initiatives for which the EU Commission has not yet submitted an opinion and which have not (yet) been canceled.

No.	Start of the collection period	End of the collection period	title	theme
ECI (2019) 000010	May 27, 2019	May 27, 2020	Save the bees! Protecting biodiversity and improving insect habitats in Europe	Calls for legislation to be passed to conserve and improve insect habitats.
ECI (2019) 000009	May 10, 2019	May 10, 2020	Ending the aviation fuel tax exemption in Europe ( abolition of the tax exemption for aviation fuel )	Calls for the introduction of a kerosene tax .
ECI (2019) 000008	0May 8, 2019	0May 8, 2020	PRO-NUTRISCORE	Requires the prescription of a simplified “ Nutriscore ” label for food.
ECI (2019) 000007	0May 7, 2019	0May 7, 2020	Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures (German: Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and the preservation of regional cultures )	Calls for EU cohesion policy to pay particular attention to regions with national, ethnic, cultural, religious or linguistic characteristics.
ECI (2019) 000006	0May 6, 2019	0May 6, 2020	The fast, fair and effective solution to climate change. ( Stop climate change quickly, fairly and effectively )	Calls for the introduction of a CO 2 tax and a monthly payment of the generated income to EU citizens.
ECI (2019) 000005	08 Apr 2019	0Apr 8, 2020	Respect de l'Etat de droit au sein de l'Union européenne (German: respect for the rule of law in the European Union )	Calls for an objective and impartial method to be introduced to ensure that all Member States respect the values ​​of the European Union.
ECI (2019) 000004	0April 1, 2019	0Apr 1, 2020	#NewRightsNow - Renforcer les droits des travailleurs "ubérisés" ( Eng . #NewRightsNow - More rights for "uberized" workers )	Calls for the introduction of a minimum income for the self-employed who work for digital platforms (e.g. Uber ).
ECI (2019) 000003	18 Mar 2019	18 Mar 2020	Housing for All	Calls for better legal and financial framework conditions to enable housing for all people in Europe.
ECI (2019) 000002	04th Mar 2019	04th Mar 2020	Europe CARES - Inclusive Quality Education for Children with Disabilities	Calls for inclusive education for children and people with disabilities.
ECI (2019) 000001	Feb. 20, 2019	Feb 20, 2020	Let's demand smarter vaping regulation! (Eng. A smarter control for steaming! )	Calls for Article 20 of Directive 2014/40 / EU to be repealed and for tailor-made legislation to be created that clearly distinguishes e-cigarettes from tobacco products and pharmaceuticals.
ECI (2018) 000007	Nov 12, 2018	Nov 12, 2019	Mandatory food labeling Non-Vegetarian / Vegetarian / Vegan (German mandatory labeling of food as non-vegetarian / vegetarian / vegan )	Requires the labeling of all food in the EU with one of three pictograms - non-vegetarian, vegetarian or vegan.
ECI (2018) 000006	0Oct 2, 2018	0Oct 2, 2019	Eat ORIGINal! Unmask your food	Requires a mandatory declaration of origin for all food.
ECI (2018) 000005	27 Sep 2018	27 Sep 2019	STOP FRAUD and abuse of EU FUNDS - by better control of decisions, implementation and penalties ( dt.STOP FRAUD and abuse of EU FUNDS - through better control of decisions and implementation as well as through sanctions )	Calls for increased controls (including ex ante ) in those Member States that do not participate in the European Public Prosecutor's Office and for stricter sanctions to be imposed.
ECI (2018) 000004	Sep 11 2018	Sep 11 2019	End the Cage Age (Eng. " End the cage now" )	Calls for a ban on cage farming . A total of over 1.5 million signatures were collected.
ECI (2018) 000003	23rd July 2018	23rd July 2019	Permanent European Union Citizenship (German: Permanent Union Citizenship )	Calls for permanent Union citizenship for EU citizens.
ECI (2018) 000002	19th July 2018	19th July 2019	Stop starvation for 8% of the European population! (Eng. Eliminate hunger, which affects 8% of the European population )	Calls for a list of measures that could improve the hunger problem in the EU.
ECI (2018) 000001	Feb. 15, 2018	Feb 15, 2019	We are a welcoming Europe, let us help! (Eng. We are a hospitable Europe, let's help! )	Calls for direct support from local groups helping migrants with national residence status; crackdown on governments that sanction volunteers; and more effective methods of protecting all victims of labor exploitation, crime and human rights abuses in Europe and on its borders.
ECI (2017) 000007	June 12, 2017	June 12, 2018	Stop extremism	Calls for a legislative proposal to be presented to prevent the negative consequences of extremism - especially for the internal market.
ECI (2017) 000004	0Apr 3, 2017	0Apr 3, 2018	Minority SafePack - one million signatures for diversity in Europe (German: Minority SafePack - one million signatures for diversity in Europe )	Calls for better protection for members of national and linguistic minorities and for cultural and linguistic diversity in the Union to be strengthened.
Color legend: Citizens 'initiative is currently being dealt with , collection ended, is not available to the EU Commission (yet) , citizens' initiative is still being collected

Initiatives with results

This table shows all initiatives without registration and all registered initiatives on which the EU Commission has issued a position or which have been canceled. The quorium is 1,000,000 votes plus the fulfillment of a minimum quorum in seven of the member states according to the table .

No.	Start of the collection period	End of the collection period	title	theme	Languages ​​used (language of registration with *)	handed over signatures	recognized signatures	Result
0001	0May 9, 2012	0Nov 1, 2013	Fraternity 2020 - Mobility. Progress. Europe.	European exchange programs ( student exchange , voluntary service, ...)	EN * FR DE CS IT BG DA ES LT HU NL PL PT RO SK SL FI SV MT EL GA ET LV			Citizens' initiative failed
0002	May 10, 2012	0Nov 1, 2013	Water and sanitary main services are a human right! Water is a public good and not a commodity!	Private water supply	EN * NL FR DE ES IT SV RO CS BG DA EL ET FI GA HU LT LV MT PL PT SK SL	1,857,605	1,659,543	Not translated
0003	May 10, 2012	0Dec 3, 2012	Single Communication Tariff Act (German law for a uniform communication tariff )	Roaming charges	EN * FR IT ES DE BG FI GA RO CS HU DA SL NL LV PL ET LT SK			Collection canceled; newly registered as EBI No. 23
0004	May 10, 2012	20th July 2012	EU directive for the protection of dairy cows	Living conditions of dairy cows	EN * CS DA DE EL ES FI FR IT LV NL PL SK			Collection canceled
0005	May 11, 2012	Jan. 29, 2013	Let me vote (dt. Let me choose )	Right to vote in the country of residence	FR * EN NL DE ES IT LV LT SV EL PT			Collection canceled
0006	May 12, 2012	0Nov 1, 2013	One of us	Promotion of stem cell research	IT * EN FR DE ES RO PT LT HU SL PL EL DA LV SK FI SV ET NL BG MT		1,721,626	Not translated
0007	May 30, 2012	-	My voice against nuclear power (German: my voice against nuclear energy )		EN	-	-	Registration refused
0008	May 30, 2012	-	Recommend singing the European Anthem in Esperanto (German recommendation to sing the European anthem in Esperanto )		EN	-	-	Registration refused
0009	May 30, 2012	-	Fortalecimiento de la participación ciudadana en la toma de decisiones sobre la soberanía colectiva (Eng. Strengthening citizen participation in the decision-making of collective sovereignty )		IT	-	-	Registration refused
	June 22, 2012	0Nov 1, 2013	Stop vivisection	experimental animal testing	EN * BG CS DA DE EL ES ET FI FR GA HR HU IT LT LV MT NL PL PT RO SK SL SV		1,173,130	in progress
0011	July 16, 2012	0Nov 1, 2013	High quality European schooling for all		EN * FR IT PL ES DE HU GA EL ET SV RO LT PT NL BG DA MT FI SL LV CS SK			failed because of the signature hurdle
0012	July 16, 2012	0Nov 1, 2013	Pour une gestion responsable des déchets, contre les incinérateurs ( Eng . For a responsible handling of waste, against waste incineration plants )	Waste incineration plants	FR *			Citizens' initiative failed
0013	19th July 2012	-	Abolición en Europa de la tauromaquia y la utilización de toros en fiestas de crueldad y tortura por diversión ( Abolition of bullfighting in Europe and the cruel use and torture of bulls at amusement festivals )		IT	-	-	Registration refused
0016	06 Sep 2012	-	ONE MILLION SIGNATURES FOR “A EUROPE OF SOLIDARITY” (German. One million signatures for “A Europe of Solidarity” )		EN	-	-	Registration refused
0017	06 Sep 2012	-	Création d'une Banque publique européenne axée sur le développement social, écologique et solidaire (German: creation of a public European bank for social, ecological and solidarity development )		FR	-	-	Registration refused
0018	06 Sep 2012	-	Unconditional Basic Income (dt. Unconditional basic income )		EN	-	-	Registration refused
0019	0Oct. 1, 2012	Jan. 21, 2013	Let's stop ecocide in Europe: A citizens' initiative to give the earth rights	Criminal liability for damage to ecosystems	EN * NL DE ET			Collection canceled
0020	0Oct 5, 2012	Aug 20, 2013	European citizens' initiative for media pluralism	Partial harmonization of national regulations on media	EN * FR IT RO NL HU ES BG DE			Collection canceled; newly registered as EBI No. 34
0021	Nov 19, 2012	0Feb 4, 2013	Termination of the free movement of persons in Switzerland	Termination of the free movement of persons in Switzerland	DE *			Collection canceled
0023	0Dec 3, 2012	03rd Dec. 2013	Single Communication Tariff Act (German law for a uniform communication tariff )	Roaming charges	EN * BG CS DA NL ET FI FR DE HU GA IT LV LT PL RO SK SL ES SV MT PT EL			Citizens' initiative failed
0024	Jan. 14, 2013	Jan. 14, 2014	“ Unconditional Basic Income ” (UBI) - research into a path to emancipatory welfare state framework conditions in the EU	Research funding on the subject of unconditional basic income	EN * BG CS DA DE EL ES ET FI FR HU IT NL PT RO SK SL SV			Collection canceled
0025	Jan. 21, 2013	Jan. 21, 2014	Let's stop ecocide in Europe: A citizens' initiative to give the earth rights	Criminal liability for damage to ecosystems	EN * BG CS DE EL ES ET FI FR HR HU IT LT LV MT NL PL PT RO SK SL SV			Collection canceled
0027	Jan. 31, 2013	-	Enforcing selfdetermination Human Right in the EU ( Enforcing the human right to self-determination in the EU )		EN	-	-	Registration refused
0030	18th July 2013	-	Ensemble pour une Europe sans prostitution légalisée (German association for a Europe without legal prostitution )		FR *	-	-	Registration refused
0031	July 25, 2013	-	Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures (German: Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and the sustainability of regional cultures )		EN *	-	-	Registration refused
0032	July 25, 2013	-	Stop cruelty for animals (dt. Stop cruelty to animals )		IT *	-	-	Registration refused
0035	13 Sep 2013	-	Minority SafePack - one million signatures for diversity in Europe (German minority protection packaging - one million signatures for diversity in Europe )		EN *	-	-	Registration refused
0036	Oct 29, 2013	-	To hold an immediate EU Referendum on public confidence in European Government's (EG) competence. (German for the immediate holding of a referendum on public trust in the competence of European governments )		EN *	-	-	Registration refused
0037	0Nov 5, 2013	-	Right to Lifelong Care: Leading a life of dignity and independence is a fundamental right! (German right to lifelong care: to lead a life with dignity and independence is a fundamental right! )		EN *	-	-	Registration refused
0040	0Feb 3, 2014		Turn me off!	Turn off the lights after the shop closes. (?)	EN *	-	-	Collection canceled
0041	Jan. 23, 2014	-	A new EU legal norm, self-abolition of the European Parliament and its structures, must be immediately adopted.		EN *	-	-	Registration refused
0042	Jan. 23, 2014	-	The Supreme Legislative & Executive Power in the EU must be the EU Referendum as an expression of direct democracy.		EN *	-	-	Registration refused
0043	0Nov 6, 2013	-	Our concern for insufficient help to pet and stray animals in the European Union		EN *	-	-	Registration refused
0045	24 Mar 2014	24 Mar 2015	Moveurope	Europe-wide discount system on May 9th (???)	EN *	-	-	Collection canceled
	26th Mar 2014	-	Ethics for Animals and Kids		DE *	-	-	Registration refused
0029	June. 17.2013	17th June 2014	Teach for Youth - Upgrade to Erasmus 2.0 (German teaching for young people - upgrade to Erasmus 2.0 )	Further development of the Erasmus program	EN * DE FR PL			Collection canceled
0034	19 Aug 2013	19 Aug 2014	European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) for media pluralism	Partial harmonization of national regulations on media ownership	EN * BG CS DE EL ES FI FR HR HU IT NL PL PT RO SV			Collection canceled
0039	Nov 25, 2013	Nov 25, 2014	European Free Vaping Initiative	e cigarette	EN * DE ET FI FR HU PL	-	-	BI failed
0022	Nov 13, 2012	Nov 13, 2013	30km / h - makes the streets worth living in!	Control speed in built-up areas	EN * DE ES FI FR IT NL SV SL PL EL CS HU ET			BI failed
0015	27 Aug 2012	0Nov 1, 2013	Central public online collection platform for the European Citizen Initiative (German central public online platform for the European Citizen Initiative )		EN *			BI failed
0014	0Aug 8, 2012	0Nov 1, 2013	Suspension of the EU's energy and climate package	Coordinate climate policy with the USA, India and China	EN * BG CS DA DE EL ES ET FI FR HU IT LT LV MT NL PL PT RO SK SL			BI failed
0026	Jan. 28, 2013	Jan. 28, 2014	Let me vote (dt. Let me choose )	Right to vote in the country of residence	FR * DE EL EN ES IT LT LV NL PT SV			BI failed
0044	07th Mar 2014	Jan. 30, 2015	NEW DEAL 4 EUROPE - A EUROPEAN SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT	Funding for education	EN * CS DE EL ES FI FR HR HU IT NL PT RO SL			Collection canceled
0028	June 10, 2013	June 10, 2014	ACT 4 Growth (German law / action for growth )	Equal rights for men and women (???)	EN *			BI failed
0033	0Aug 6, 2013	0Aug 6, 2014	Don't count spending on education as part of the deficit! Education is an investment!	Exclude parts of education costs from the seed balance	EL * DE EN FR IT PT SV			BI failed
0038	Nov 20, 2013	Nov 20, 2014	Weed like to talk	Unification of the legal aspects of hemp	EN * DE FR HR IT MT PT SL	-	-	BI failed
	0Oct. 1, 2014	0Oct 1, 2015	No more bogus companies in the fight for a fairer Europe	Transparency of legal persons and legal constructions	FR * BG CS DA DE EL EN ES ET FI HR HU IT LT LV MT NL PL PT RO SK SL SV	-	-	BI failed
	0Feb 9, 2015	Oct 22, 2015	"Heard"	Confidentiality between lawyer and client (?)	FR * DE EN ES IT	-	-	Collection canceled
			Stop TTIP (German stop TTIP )		EN *	-	-	Registration refused
	Sep 14 2015	Sep 14 2016	"Fair transport in Europe - equal treatment of all transport workers"	Europe-wide uniform regulations for working conditions for truck drivers	EN * BG CS DA DE EL ES ET FI FR HR HU IT LT LV MT NL PL PT RO SK SL SV			BI failed
	Dec. 19, 2014	19 Dec 2015	For a social Europe! For increased cooperation between EU member states in the fight against poverty in Europe.	Limit the proportion of people living below the poverty line to 3%	FR * BG CS DA DE EL EN ES ET FI FR HR HU IT LT LV MT NL PL PT RO SK SL SV			BI failed
	Nov 30, 2015		Vi vill att WHO: s rekommendationer efterföljs. Cannabis ska bli avkriminaliserat med reglering. (Eng. We will follow the WHO recommendation. Cannabis should be decriminalized by rules. )	Legal aspects of hemp	SV *			BI canceled
	Nov 30, 2015		Wake up Europe! Agir pour préserver le projet démocratique européen ( Eng . Wake up, Europe! Act to save the European democracy project )	Examination of the legal situation in Hungary (according to Art. 7 TEU)	FR * BG CS DA DE EL EN ES ET FI HR HU IT LT LV MT NL PL PT RO SK SL SV			BI canceled
Color legend: Citizens 'initiative implemented , modified citizens' initiative implemented , in consultation phase , citizens 'initiative not implemented , citizens' initiative failed / canceled , registration rejected

Remarks:

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h The} collection period was extraordinarily extended to November 1, 2013.

Results of Successful Initiatives:

1. ↑ 0002 Private water supply: Commission decided not to submit a draft law, but only to initiate consultations.
2. ↑ 0006 Stem cell research: The commission decided not to submit a legislative proposal.
3. ↑ 0010 Stop Vivisection: Hurdles jumped, proposal in process. (As of March 2015)

statistics

As of November 16, 2016, the following statistics result:

status	number
Collection is ongoing	5
Collection canceled prematurely	13
Collection finished, too few signatures	18th
Collection finished, signatures in national examination	0
Signatures currently presented to the EU Commission	0
Commission submitted and already processed	3
Registration refused	24
Total	63

Web links

• Official register of European citizens' initiatives of the European Commission

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Press release ( Memento of the original dated December 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. by the European Commission to extend the collection period, July 2012 
2. ^ Matthias Sander: Democracy activists are suing the EU. In: nzz.ch. November 19, 2014, accessed October 14, 2018 . 
3. ↑ More than 1.4 million signatures against keeping crates and cages, accessed on September 13, 2019 in Agrarheute.com.
4. ↑ End the Cage Age , accessed on September 13, 2019 in Vier-pfoten.de.
5. ↑ [1] . European Commission Official Register The European Citizens' Initiative. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

Citizens' initiatives that are not permitted

1. ↑ 0007 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (English)
2. ↑ 0008 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (English)
3. ↑ 0009 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (Spanish)
4. ↑ 0013 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (Spanish)
5. ↑ 0016 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (Greek)
6. ↑ 0017 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (French)
7. ↑ 0018 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (English)
8. ↑ 0027 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (English)
9. ↑ 0030 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (French)
10. ↑ 0031 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (English)
11. ↑ 0032 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (Italian)
12. ↑ 0035 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (English)
13. ↑ 0036 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (English)
14. ↑ 0037 Reasons for the rejection , PDF (English)