# Revision of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 on the citizens’ initiative

European Parliament procedure 2017/2024(INL) (INL - Legislative initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFCO / CULT / PETI). Stage: Awaiting committee decision. 227 committee amendments tabled by 40 Members between 2017-07-18 and 2017-09-11.

## What the amendments focus on

This legislative-initiative report concerns the revision of the Regulation on the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI). Amendments seek to raise public awareness, simplify registration and personal-data requirements, reduce the minimum number of Member States, lower the eligibility age to 16, extend the collection period, and provide support and legal status for citizens' committees. Others note the Commission's conflict of interest and the impact of the UK's withdrawal.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS | Spain | Verts/ALE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124932.md |
| Marlene MIZZI | Malta | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118858.md |
| Barbara SPINELLI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124810.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Isabella ADINOLFI | Italy | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124831.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Liliana RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125099.md |
| Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN | Germany | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1849.md |
| Virginie ROZIÈRE | France | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103845.md |
| Jo LEINEN | Germany | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4262.md |
| Pascal DURAND | France | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124693.md |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | RE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/840.md |
| György SCHÖPFLIN | Hungary | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28135.md |
| Mercedes BRESSO | Italy | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28346.md |

## Official source documents

- PE608.052: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-608052_EN.pdf
- PE609.297: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-609297_EN.pdf
- PE610.578: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-610578_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2024-INL · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2024-INL.json

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