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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Citizens%27_Initiative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Citizens%27_Initiativ... " The European Citizens' Initiati

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Citizens%27_Initiative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Citizens%27_Initiativ... " The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) is a European Union (EU) mechanism aimed at increasing direct democracy by enabling "EU citizens to participate directly in the development of EU policies",[1] introduced with the Treaty of Lisbon in 2007. This popular initiative enables one million citizens of the European Union,[2] with a minimum number of nationals from at least seven member states, to call directly on the European Commission to propose a legal act (notably a Directive or Regulation) in an area where the member states have conferred powers onto the EU level. This right to request the commission to initiate a legislative proposal puts citizens on the same footing as the European Parliament and the European Council "

encom 2y ago
I know what it is. The danish government set up a similar thing. It has had zero impact on anything. Hence my scepticism.
- sighinggoldfish 2y ago
  I moved to Denmark so hello! :) I'm curious of your examples actually as I'd like to learn more about the Danish process specifically. As for ECIs, the wikipedia page does show successes. Of course I have my doubts this will even reach the necessary 1 million signatures (and honestly needs more cause many will be invalidated), but if it does reach 1 million, it does have a shot of doing something!
  - encom 2y ago
    Welcome to Denmark. Pardon the weather. The danish petition site is here: https://borgerforslag.dk/ https://borgerforslag.dk/ Of 1843 petitions, 52 have been presented in the Folketing, and some of those are silly/unrealistic, like removing tax on fuel. Others had very widespread support and a lot of news coverage, like banning genital mutilation of children, but nothing came of that. I think the enthusiasm for this initiative has declined greatly, since only one petition got enough votes (50.000) in 2024 to reach the Folketing. People have realised it's pointless.
    - sighinggoldfish 2y ago
      Thanks for the context! Unfortunate to hear and curious to do some follow-up reading. And at least the weather has picked up a bit right now haha! Time to get off the web and take advantage of it as Denmark gets so nice once the weather is good.

encom 2y ago

I know what it is. The danish government set up a similar thing. It has had zero impact on anything. Hence my scepticism.

sighinggoldfish 2y ago
I moved to Denmark so hello! :) I'm curious of your examples actually as I'd like to learn more about the Danish process specifically. As for ECIs, the wikipedia page does show successes. Of course I have my doubts this will even reach the necessary 1 million signatures (and honestly needs more cause many will be invalidated), but if it does reach 1 million, it does have a shot of doing something!
- encom 2y ago
  Welcome to Denmark. Pardon the weather. The danish petition site is here: https://borgerforslag.dk/ https://borgerforslag.dk/ Of 1843 petitions, 52 have been presented in the Folketing, and some of those are silly/unrealistic, like removing tax on fuel. Others had very widespread support and a lot of news coverage, like banning genital mutilation of children, but nothing came of that. I think the enthusiasm for this initiative has declined greatly, since only one petition got enough votes (50.000) in 2024 to reach the Folketing. People have realised it's pointless.
  - sighinggoldfish 2y ago
    Thanks for the context! Unfortunate to hear and curious to do some follow-up reading. And at least the weather has picked up a bit right now haha! Time to get off the web and take advantage of it as Denmark gets so nice once the weather is good.