The European Citizens’ Initiative, rooted in the principles of civic participation and democratic legitimacy, is a significant achievement of the European Union. It grants European citizens the right to have a stronger voice and actively participate in EU policymaking. The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) is an important tool of participatory democracy in the European Union (EU), which gives Europeans a more active role in shaping EU policy. The initiative allows citizens to call on the European Commission to make new proposals for EU legislation if they gather at least one million signatures from at least seven EU Member States. Read the complete briefing on ‘Assessing the potential and challenges of the European Citizens’ Initiative‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.