Source: http://www.citizens-initiative.eu/eci-reform-issues/
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 10:51:53+00:00

Document:
1 Allow ECIs that require treaty amendments to implement x Preamble point 1 x Revision of point 1 in preamble. Ongoing ECJ court cases.
2 Admissibility: wider range of issues x Beyond the competence of COM?
3 Less restrictive approach from the COM x Art. 4(3) Implementation issue. Point 4 & 10 in preamble.
7 Better explaining of reasons if an ECI is refused x Art. 4(3) x Implementation issue. Point 4 & 10 in preamble.
8 Organizational and legal support for organizers (“one-stop-shop”) x x Art. 4(1) x New EU budget line on the ECI. Probably not enough.
9 Translation support x x EESC provides their services.
13 Simplify and harmonise data requirements x Art. 6 + Annex III x Implementation issue, see point 2 in preamble. COM has to pressure MS to introduce the change.
15 Make possible that all expatriate citizens can sign x Art. 3(4) + Annex III x Implementation issue. Point 1 & 3 in preamble.
16 Provide a legal status for ECI organisers x x Longterm. There is no legal framework to introduce that.
18 First public hearing after 200.000 signatures in 6 months.
x Modification of EP’s Rules of Procedure.
21 Allow all ECI organisers to have their OCS hosted on COM´s server x x Isn’t that confirmed already?
24 Make OCS better accessible for citizens with disabilities x x x Implementation issue, see point 2 in preamble. Revision of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1179/2011.
26 Verification of signatures by one single body x Preamble point 18 + Art. 6(1) + Art. 8(2) x Not clear if technically possible.
30 Proper follow-up: in case COM fails to provide a legislative proposal within this period, the competent committee of the EP will initiate a legislative-initiative report x Modification of EP’s Rules of Procedure.
31 EP hearing on sucessful ECI organised by a neutral committee with experts x x Modification of EP’s Rules of Procedure.
32 ECI debated and voted on EP plenary session. Modification of EP’s Rules of Procedure.

References: Art. 4
 Art. 4
 Art. 4
 Art. 6
 Art. 3
 Art. 6
 Art. 8