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
Subjects: 1 European citizenship
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
- Committee amendments tabled19 Dec 2008 – 13 Jan 2009
- Procedure completed
114
Amendments
distinct, in window
11
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committees
19 Dec 2008 – 13 Jan 2009
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
11 Members · by amendment count1











Richard CORBETT
Socialists & Democrats · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
34(34 solo)
2
Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
17(15 solo)
3
Andrew DUFF
ALDE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
16(16 solo)
4
Georgios PAPASTAMKOS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇬🇷 Greece
11(11 solo)
5
Panayiotis DEMETRIOU
PPE-DE · 🇨🇾 Cyprus
10(10 solo)
6
Andrzej WIELOWIEYSKI
ALDE · 🇵🇱 Poland
8(8 solo)
7
Costas BOTOPOULOS
PSE · 🇬🇷 Greece
7(7 solo)
8
Alain LAMASSOURE
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
6(6 solo)
9
Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU
PPE-DE · 🇬🇷 Greece
4(4 solo)
10
Johannes VOGGENHUBER
Greens / EFA · 🇦🇹 Austria
2
11
Diana WALLIS
ALDE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1(1 solo)
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114 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.
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