# Citizens' initiative

European Parliament procedure 2010/0074(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee AFCO / CULT / LIBE / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 391 committee amendments tabled by 64 Members between 2010-10-04 and 2010-11-17.

## What the amendments focus on

This legislative proposal establishes the European citizens' initiative. The amendments adjust the rules for organising and supporting an initiative — the minimum number of Member States citizens must come from, the minimum age for signatories, the composition of the organising committee, registration on a Commission website, and the collection of statements of support on paper and online within a time-limit, with their verification by Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT | Sweden | PPE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96674.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Bairbre de BRÚN | United Kingdom | GUE/NGL | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28511.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |
| Oriol JUNQUERAS I VIES | Spain | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96708.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA | Poland | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96785.md |
| Malika BENARAB-ATTOU | France | Verts/ALE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96732.md |
| Willy MEYER | Spain | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28407.md |
| Erminia MAZZONI | Italy | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96817.md |
| Rui TAVARES | Portugal | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96821.md |
| Martin EHRENHAUSER | Austria | NI | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39769.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Andreas MÖLZER | Austria | NI | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28255.md |
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |

## Official source documents

- PE449.033: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-449.033+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE450.621: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.621+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE452.817: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-452.817+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE452.836: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-452.836+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-0074-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-0074-COD.json

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