Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats
- With the deadline of the public consultation on the European Citizen's Initiative approaching on 31 January, what specific timetable does the Commission envisage for the proposal for a regulation on this issue?
- What procedure does the Commission foresee for deciding on the admissibility of a citizen's initiative? Are safeguards being considered to ensure that there is democratic scrutiny, and therefore legitimacy, to such decisions?
- Finally, how will the Commission inform European citizens of this new right under the Lisbon Treaty, which aims to engage with them on European issues, to ensure that they are fully aware and able to do so?
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Claude MORAES
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