# 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

European Parliament procedure 2008/2169(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFCO / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 114 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2008-12-19 and 2009-01-13.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard CORBETT | United Kingdom | S&D | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2309.md |
| Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN | Germany | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1849.md |
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |
| Georgios PAPASTAMKOS | Greece | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28572.md |
| Panayiotis DEMETRIOU | Cyprus | PPE-DE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23730.md |
| Andrzej WIELOWIEYSKI | Poland | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/93543.md |
| Costas BOTOPOULOS | Greece | PSE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39318.md |
| Alain LAMASSOURE | France | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1204.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Johannes VOGGENHUBER | Austria | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2053.md |
| Diana WALLIS | United Kingdom | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4544.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.101: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.101+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.195: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.195+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2169-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2169-INI.json

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