Procedure

Guidelines for a proposal of a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the citizens' initiative, pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Treaty on the European Union

2008/2169(INI)·6th term·AFCO / PETI·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): KAUFMANN Sylvia-Yvonne (GUE/NGL)
Summary

The dossier sets guidelines for a proposed regulation implementing the citizens' initiative under Article 11(4) of the Treaty on European Union. The amendments address eligibility and admissibility, the one-million-plus signatures from a significant number of Member States, the roles of the Commission and the European Parliament, a procedure of registering, collecting statements of support and presenting the initiative, verification of statements, a minimum age, transparency including funding, and treaty amendments.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    19 Dec 2008 – 13 Jan 2009
  2. Procedure completed
114
Amendments
distinct, in window
11
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committee(s)
19 Dec 2008 – 13 Jan 2009
Dates

Official amendment documents