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Consolidarea democraţiei participative la nivelul Uniunii Europene: Iniţiativa cetăţenilor europeni
Strengthening participatory democracy at European Union level: european citizens’ initiative

Author(s): Oana Surdescu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fundaţia »Societatea Civilă« (FSC)
Keywords: participatory democracy; European Citizens’ Initiative; Lisbon Treaty; Member States; representative democracy

Summary/Abstract: The present article examines briefly, the significance of European citizens' initiative which add a new dimension to European democracy and more rights relating to citizenship of the Union. The new procedure affords one million citizens from a number of Member States to have the possibility to call on the Commission to bring forward an initiative of interest to them in an area of European Union competence.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 159
  • Page Range: 30-35
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian