14 September 2010
Policy Dialogue with Viviane Reding
Citizens' consultation in the light of the Lisbon Treaty

14 September 2010
Breakfast Policy Briefing with Connie Hedegaard
A new momentum for climate action in Europe?

As Asian and European officials meet this week in Brussels to prepare for October’s ASEM Summit, this EPC commentary by Shada Islam says the meeting offers an important opportunity to inject much-needed new life into the Asia-Europe relationship, and rekindle the excitement of the first ASEM summit. In concrete terms the two regions must craft a new growth model for their economies, help reform the international economic and financial architecture and work together to improve the governance and the rule of law in Asia.

The Lisbon Treaty has introduced the Citizens’ Initiative, an instrument designed to increase democratic participation in the EU, by enabling more than a million EU citizens to submit a proposal to the European Commission to change EU regulations. But how exactly is it meant to operate, who is likely to use it and will it have the desired effect? This Policy Brief by Janis A. Emmanouilidis and Corina Stratulat explains in detail how the Citizens’ Initiative should work in practice, and discusses whether it will have the desired effect in bringing citizens closer to the workings of the EU

With the support of the European Union: Support for organisations active at European level in the field of active European citizenship

Members of the EPC team regularly speak at conferences and seminars and moderate high-level debates in Brussels, EU Member States and beyond, and contribute to outside publications

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