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A brief presenta-on of the European Ci-zens' Ini-a-ve Loránt VINCZE Interna0onal Secretary Democra0c Alliance of Hungarians in Romania – RMDSZ The European Ci-zens´ Ini-a-ve On our way to one million signatures FUEN Congress, 1620 May, 2012, Moscow
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A  brief  presenta-on    of  the  European  Ci-zens'  Ini-a-ve  

Loránt  VINCZE  Interna0onal  Secretary    Democra0c  Alliance  of  Hungarians  in  Romania  –  RMDSZ  

The  European  Ci-zens´  Ini-a-ve    On  our  way  to  one  million  signatures  FUEN  Congress,  16-­‐20  May,  2012,  Moscow    

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1. The European Citizens' Initiative

"...  not  less  than  one  million  ci0zens  who  are  na0onals  of  a  significant  number  of  Member  States  may  take  the  ini0a0ve  of  invi0ng  the  Commission,  within  the  framework  of  its  powers,  to  submit  any  appropriate  proposal  on  maLers  where  ci0zens  consider  that  a  legal  act  of  the  Union  is  required  for  the  purpose  of  implemen-ng  the  Trea-es."    (Ar0cle  11(4)  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union)  

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2. Facts on the ECI

It  is  possible  to  launch  the  first  ci0zens'  ini0a0ves  since  1  April  2012,  one  year  aXer  its  entry  into  force.    The  Ci-zens  CommiKee:  7  ci0zens  residing  in  at  least  7  different  Member  States.    One  representa0ve  and  one  subs0tute  mandated.      Organisa-ons  cannot  ini-ate  ECI.    Any  en-ty  can  promote  or  support  proposed  ini-a-ves  provided  that  it  does  so  with  full  transparency.  

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3. The initiative

•   the  0tle  of  the  proposed  ci0zens'  ini0a0ve  (no  more  than  100  characters);  

•   the  subject-­‐maLer  (no  more  than  200  characters);  

•   the  descrip0on  of  the  objec0ves  of  the  proposal  on  which  the  Commission  is          invited  to  act  (no  more  than  500  characters);  

•   the  Treaty  provisions  considered  relevant  by  the  organisers  for  the  proposed          ac0on;  

•   details  regarding  the  seven  members  of  the  ci0zens'  commiLee;  

•   all  sources  of  funding  and  support;

•   detailed  informa0on  in  an  annex,  including  a  draX  legisla0ve  text  

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4. The legal act

According  to  the  EU  Trea0es,  legal  acts  can  be:    1.  Regula-ons:  directly  binding  on  all    2.  Decisions:  binding  on  those  addressed    3.  Direc-ves:  to  be  implemented  on  na0onal  level;  binding  as            to  the  result,  na0onal  varia0ons  are  normally  possible    4.  Recommenda-ons:  non-­‐binding    5.  Opinions:  non-­‐binding  

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5. The admissibility

It  will  be  required  to  register  proposed  ini0a0ves  only  if  the  condi0ons  laid  down  in  the  Regula0on  are  met.    The  proposed  ini0a0ves  should  not:    

•   manifestly  fall  outside  the  scope  of  the  Commission’s  power  under  the          Trea0es  to  submit  a  proposal  for  the  requested  legal  act;  

•   is  not  manifestly  abusive,  frivolous  or  vexa0ous;  

•   is  not  manifestly  contrary  to  the  EU  values  as  set  out  in  the  EU  trea0es.  

In  case  of  refusal  of  registra-on,  the  Commission  will  inform  the  organizers  of  the  reasons  and  of  all  possible  judicial  and  extra-­‐judicial  remedies  available  to  them.  

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6. The petition campaign

The  organizers  may  collect  statements  of  support  in  paper  form  or  electronically.  Where  statements  of  support  are  collected  online,  Ci0zens  will  have  the  possibility  to  sign-­‐up  on-­‐line.      The  Commission  will  develop  technical  standards  and  make  available  an  open  source  soXware  to  help  the  organizers  to  build  their  system.      Prior  to  star0ng  the  online  collec0on,  the  organizers  will  have  to  ask  for  the  cer0fica0on  of  their  on-­‐line  collec0on  system  to  the  competent  na0onal  authority  where  the  data  will  be  stored.  (Only  in  one  MS)    The  na0onal  authori0es  will  check  that  the  security  and  technical  features  of  their  on-­‐line  collec0on  system  comply  with  the  minimum  requirements  fixed  in  the  Regula0on.    

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7. The necessary number of signatures

The  minimum  number  of  Member  States  from  which  ci0zens  must  come  in  order  to  ensure  that  a  ci0zens'  ini0a0ve  is  representa0ve  of  a  Union  is  ¼  of  Member  States,  which  currently  means  seven.  

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8. The check of the petition

In  their  statements  of  support,  ci0zens  will  have  to  fill  in  the  informa0on  required  according  to  the  Member  State  they  come  from,  which  can  include  their  first  names,  family  names,  address,  date  and  place  of  birth,  na0onality  as  well  as  for  a  number  of  Member  States  a  personal  iden0fica0on  number.      The  organizers  will  have  to  collect  on  the  same  form  only  signatures  from  signatories  to  be  verified  by  the  same  Member  State.  Then  they  will  have  to  send  these  statements  of  support  to  the  na0onal  authority  of  this  Member  State.      The  na0onal  authori0es  will  then  carry  out  appropriate  checks  in  order  to  cer0fy  the  number  of  valid  statements  of  support  collected.  

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9. The reaction of the Commission •   Will  examine  a  ci0zens'  ini0a0ve  which  has  gathered  the  necessary          statements  of  support;    

•   Will  receive  the  organizers  at  an  appropriate  level  so  that  they  can  explain  in        detail  the  maLers  raised  by  their  ini0a0ve;  

•   A  public  hearing  will  also  be  organized  at  the  European  Parliament.    The  ci-zens'  ini-a-ve  is  an  agenda-­‐seRng  ini-a-ve  and  therefore  does  not  affect  the  Commission's  right  of  ini-a-ve.  It  will,  however,  oblige,  the  Commission,  as  a  college,  to  give  serious  considera-on  to  the  requests  made  by  ci-zens'  ini-a-ves.    If  it  decides  not  to  act  on  a  ci-zens'  ini-a-ve,  the  Commission  will  clearly  explain  its  reasons.    The  poli-cal  analysis  on  the  substance  of  the  ini-a-ve  by  the  Commission  cannot  be  subject  to  an  appeal  procedure.    

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10. Frequently Asked Questions

The  Regula0on  does  not  impose  any  rules  as  regards  the  successive  presenta0on  of  the  same  or  similar  ci0zens'  ini0a0ves.      It  does  not  prevent  opposing  ini-a-ves  from  being  launched.      The  possibility  for  ci0zens  of  the  Union  residing  outside  the  EU  to  sign-­‐up  to  an  ini0a0ve  will  depend  on  the  Member  State  from  which  they  are  na0onals.      In  any  case,  ci-zens  are  allowed  to  sign-­‐up  to  an  ini-a-ve  only  once.      There  is  no  financial  support  provided.      

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11. Joint declaration – facts

1.  Minori0es  are  of  fundamental  value  to  the  European  Union;    2.  They  are  facing  difficul0es  when  recognizing  their  status,  demanding  rights  or              legal  frameworks  from  their  respec0ve  na0onal  Governments;    3.  Many  European  minority  groups  report  alarming  census  data  that  show            the  decrease  of  the  persons  belonging  to  such  groups;    4.  The  current  economic  crisis  endangers  even  more  small  minority  groups  and              languages;    5.  Best  prac0ces  are  rarely  taken  into  account  in  other  Member  States;    6.  The  current  programs  and  projects  of  the  EC  would  have  an  increased              efficiency  if  coordinated  as  an  EU  Framework  Strategy.                                                                

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12. Principles for an ECI Aim:  The  crea-on  of  a  set  of  legally  binding  community  standards  and  norms  for  the  protec-on  of  persons  belonging  to  minori-es    Policy  areas:    

•   The  implementa0on  of  measures  and  policy-­‐tools,  including  public  financing  for  the  purpose  of          protec0ng  minority  persons;    

•   The  right  to  self-­‐determina-on  and/or  autonomy  of  the  autochthons  na0onal  communi0es            regarding  their    educa-on,  culture  and  mass-­‐media;    

•   Language  rights,  respec0vely,  the  right  to  use  their  mother  tongue  in  public  administra0on          and  jus0ce;    

•   Educa-on  in  mother  tongue  at  an  appropriate  number  of  schools  and  of  state  educa0onal  and          training  establishments  on  all  levels;    

•   Permanent  dialogue  of  the  Governments  with  the  minority  representa0ves;  

•   Effec-ve  par-cipa-on  of  na0onal  minori0es  in  the  democra0c  process  and  the  public  life;  

•   The  promo-on  of  best  prac-ces  in  the  field  of  minority  rights;    

•   …  

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Thank you for your attention!  


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