A first step towards participatory democracy

The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) allows people to participate directly in the creation of EU laws. Over six million Europeans have used it to stand up to defend media freedom, water as a public good, restriction of animal testing, high quality European education for all, and many other issues that affect us all. Sadly the ECI has proven to be highly inefficient and lacks teeth. This tool is a great idea and a wonderful opportunity for democracy but is currently too weak for participation to mean actual change led by people in Europe. With your support, WeMove Europe, Democracy International and Mehr Demokratie delivered 76,397 signatures to Members of the European Parliament. Watch the video of the delivery action here!