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Parliament and Council agreed on rules for intelligent transport systems that require more traffic data, such as on speed limits, to be available digitally.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Parliament and Council agreed on rules for intelligent transport systems that require more traffic data, such as on speed limits, to be available digitally.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

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Citizens often turn to the European Parliament to ask about the rules on submitting a European citizens’ initiative.

The European citizens’ initiative gives citizens an opportunity to take an active part in establishing European Union (EU) policy. If citizens want the European Union to take action on a particular issue, they can launch a citizens’ initiative calling on the European Commission to propose new laws.

Organisers need one million citizens from across the EU to sign in support of an initiative before the European Commission can consider it.

How does it work in practice?

Before launching an initiative, a group of organisers needs to be set up. This group should be made up of at least seven EU citizens, living in at least seven different EU countries. This represents a quarter of the EU population. They do not have to be nationals of those countries, but must be old enough to vote in the European Parliament elections in their own EU country.

The organisers must register their initiative with the European Commission and set a date to start collecting signatures of support. Signatures must be collected within 12 months.

To ensure initiatives are representative, an initiative must meet certain conditions. It must receive at least one million valid signatures, and these must come from no less than seven EU countries (including a minimum number of signatures from each country).

If the initiative meets all the conditions, the European Commission will consider it:

Within one month:

• EU officials will meet with the initiative organisers;

Within three months:

• the initiative organisers will have a chance to explain their initiative at a public hearing held at the European Parliament.

The Parliamentary committee responsible for the policy organises the hearing and may subsequently draft a report. Members of the European Parliament may then hold a debate in a full (plenary) session, which could lead Parliament to adopt a resolution related to the initiative. In such a case, Parliament effectively lends its support to the initiative, and calls on the European Commission to propose legislation. 

Within six months:

• the European Commission issues a formal reply – and explains why it will (or will not) propose a new law based on the initiative.

If the European Commission decides to adopt a legislative proposal in response to a citizens’ initiative, this proposal has to follow the appropriate legislative procedure, and must be examined and adopted by the legislator (the European Parliament and the Council) for it to become law.

You can find out more about citizens’ initiatives, sign an ongoing initiative, or start your own on the citizens’ initiative website.

Successful citizens’ initiatives

To date, seven initiatives have reached the signature threshold and have been answered by the European Commission.

The ‘Right2Water’ initiative, entitled ‘Water and sanitation are a human right! Water is a public good, not a commodity!’ was the first successful example of this democratic mechanism.

It was followed by:

• One of us
• Stop Vivisection
• Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides
• Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe, and
• End the Cage Age
• Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment

Parliament supports the European Citizens’ Initiative

The European Parliament strongly supports wider participation in democracy and has previously called for the European citizens’ initiative to be made more citizen-friendly and for the procedure to be simplified and streamlined. As a result, the rules on the citizens’ initiative were updated in 2020, making it more accessible, less bureaucratic and easier for organisers and supporters to use.

Legal basis

Within Parliament, Rule 222 and Rule 230 of the Rules of Procedure apply to citizens’ initiatives.

The right to invite the European Commission to propose new laws, in areas that are within its powers or areas of competence, is enshrined in Article 11.4 of the Treaty on European Union.

Further information

• European Citizens’ Initiative Fact Sheet, European Parliament, 2022
• European citizen’s initiatives, At your service, European Parliament

Keep sending your questions to the Citizens’ Enquiries Unit (Ask EP)! We reply in the EU language that you use to write to us.

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Tashkent, 8 June 2023 - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 9 July early presidential election in Uzbekistan, following an official invitation from the national authorities.

The mission is headed by Ambassador Urszula Gacek and consists of a core team of 11 international experts based in Tashkent and 24 long-term observers, who will be deployed throughout the country from 14 June. ODIHR will request 250 short-term observers, to arrive several days before election day. 

The mission will assess the conduct of the election for its compliance with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, as well as with national legislation.

Observers will closely monitor all aspects of the election, including pre- and post-election developments. Specific areas of focus include the implementation of the legal framework, the conduct of the campaign, including on social networks, the work of the election administration at all levels, election dispute resolution and media coverage. The observers will also assess the implementation of previous ODIHR election recommendations.

Meetings with representatives of state authorities, political parties, civil society, the media and the international community form an integral part of the observation.

An interim report will be published some two weeks prior to the election to update the public and the media on the observation mission’s activities. The day after the election, the mission’s preliminary findings and conclusions will be presented at a press conference. A final report with an assessment of the entire election process and containing recommendations will be published some months after the election.

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Promoting and strengthening the National Action Plan (NAP) for the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 “Women, Peace and Security” was the focus of a three-day training held on 6-8 June in Tashkent. The training was conducted by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) together with the National Human Rights Centre and the Republican Commission for the Enhancement of the Role of Women in Society, Gender Equality and the Family.

During the event, representatives from  judiciary and law enforcement agencies  enhanced their knowledge and skills in implementing the recently endorsed NAP, by ensuring access to justice for vulnerable groups of population, including victims of gender-based violence, as well as enhancing women’s role in the security sector. In recent years, Uzbekistan has made significant progress in implementing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda and promoting women's participation in public and political life, as well as in the security sector. As stated by Senator Gulnora Marufova, member of the Committee of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (National Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Women and Gender Equality, “the Agenda of Women, Peace, and Security is interlinked with various spheres of national politics. We are convinced that it is impossible to achieve sustainable development without increasing the role of women in the socio-political life of the country and further enhancing the role of women in decision making process for the significant matters of national and foreign policy.”

Nadia Yakhlaf-Lallemand, Head of Human Dimension at the PCUz, noted that the UNSCR 1325 is embedded in the OSCE security policy, and that the PCUz is supporting the host country in both promoting the NAP and facilitating the exchange of best practices from the OSCE region and beyond.

Dilnoza Muratova, Deputy Director of the National Human Rights Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan, briefed participants on the adopted NAP, underlining that "the enacted National Action Plan focuses on priority areas in which it is feasible to change the situation, introduce more effective policies and strive to achieve results in ensuring peace and security in the country.”

This training program was organised within the framework of the projects “Promoting Gender Equality and Combating Human Trafficking” and “Support to Democratic Policing and Addressing Transnational Threats”.

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