Citizens’ initiative mechanism in European Union: procedure and practical implementation experience

The article deals with the mechanism of European citizens’ initiative which was determined by the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty and implemented in practice by a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council in April 2012. An author considers in detail the basic principles and main stages o...

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Main Author: O. M. Rudik
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Grani 2015-08-01
Series:Aspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ
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Online Access:https://aspects.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/173
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spelling doaj-c65766cdecae4b8d8428f531db2f0e2a2020-11-24T21:27:48ZrusGraniAspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ2311-64202413-82312015-08-0137-8/21-22173Citizens’ initiative mechanism in European Union: procedure and practical implementation experienceO. M. Rudik0Дніпропетровський регіональний інститут державного управління Національної академії державного управління при Президентові України Адреса: 49044, м. Дніпропетровськ, вул. Гоголя, 29The article deals with the mechanism of European citizens’ initiative which was determined by the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty and implemented in practice by a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council in April 2012. An author considers in detail the basic principles and main stages of the procedure of European citizens’ initiative mechanism, including their features, key players and timeframe. Much attention is paid to consideration of already existing experience of European citizens’ initiative mechanism practical implementation and outcomes of the first three initiatives that have successfully passed all stages of the procedure and examined by the Commission. The subject-matters and objectives of European citizens’ initiatives are also analyzed, including open and closed initiatives as well as obsolete ones (withdrawn by organizers, gained insufficient support by citizens) and initiatives which did not registered by the Commission. It is concluded that the future of a strong European democracy and the public’s acceptance of the EU depend very much on whether the European Citizens’ Initiative is politically taken seriously and undergoes meaningful reform.https://aspects.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/173публічна політика, Європейський Союз, демократизація, європей- ська громадянська ініціатива, механізм громадянської ініціативи
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Citizens’ initiative mechanism in European Union: procedure and practical implementation experience
Aspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ
публічна політика, Європейський Союз, демократизація, європей- ська громадянська ініціатива, механізм громадянської ініціативи
author_facet O. M. Rudik
author_sort O. M. Rudik
title Citizens’ initiative mechanism in European Union: procedure and practical implementation experience
title_short Citizens’ initiative mechanism in European Union: procedure and practical implementation experience
title_full Citizens’ initiative mechanism in European Union: procedure and practical implementation experience
title_fullStr Citizens’ initiative mechanism in European Union: procedure and practical implementation experience
title_full_unstemmed Citizens’ initiative mechanism in European Union: procedure and practical implementation experience
title_sort citizens’ initiative mechanism in european union: procedure and practical implementation experience
publisher Grani
series Aspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ
issn 2311-6420
2413-8231
publishDate 2015-08-01
description The article deals with the mechanism of European citizens’ initiative which was determined by the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty and implemented in practice by a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council in April 2012. An author considers in detail the basic principles and main stages of the procedure of European citizens’ initiative mechanism, including their features, key players and timeframe. Much attention is paid to consideration of already existing experience of European citizens’ initiative mechanism practical implementation and outcomes of the first three initiatives that have successfully passed all stages of the procedure and examined by the Commission. The subject-matters and objectives of European citizens’ initiatives are also analyzed, including open and closed initiatives as well as obsolete ones (withdrawn by organizers, gained insufficient support by citizens) and initiatives which did not registered by the Commission. It is concluded that the future of a strong European democracy and the public’s acceptance of the EU depend very much on whether the European Citizens’ Initiative is politically taken seriously and undergoes meaningful reform.
topic публічна політика, Європейський Союз, демократизація, європей- ська громадянська ініціатива, механізм громадянської ініціативи
url https://aspects.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/173
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