The European Citizens' Initiative is a unique way for you to help shape the EU by calling on the European Commission to propose new laws. If an initiative has reached 1 million valid signatures, the Commission will decide on what action to take. See how it works step by step
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On 7 July, the European Commission registered a European citizens' initiative entitled ‘Introduction of Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) throughout the EU’.
Today, the European Commission adopted its reply to the 14th successful European citizens' initiative: 'Stop Destroying Videogames'. The initiative collected over 1.29 million valid signatures from citizens across the EU and reached required thresholds in 24 Member States.
On 1 June 2026 the European Commission presented the roadmap towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments, in response to the 'Save Cruelty-Free Cosmetics – Commit to a Europe Without Animal Testing' initiative.
