This statement applies to all the pages published on the domain: https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/
It does not apply to other content or websites published on any of its subdomains. Those websites and their content have their own specific accessibility statements.
The European Citizens' Initiative website is managed by Secretariat-General. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.
You should be able to:
- e.g. zoom up to 200% without problems
- zoom in without the text spilling off the screen.
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software (on your computer or phone)
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. See 'Non-accessible content' for more details.
This website was last tested on 23 July 2026.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was last reviewed on 23 July 2026.
This statement is based only on the findings of an automated tool. No additional manual checks were performed.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the 'citizens-initiative.europa.eu' website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:
- Email: SG-ECI-MAILING
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (SG-ECI-MAILING[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
We aim to reply within 15 business days.
Non-accessible content
We do our best to ensure this website is accessible. However, we know some parts of the website are not yet fully accessible, and we are working to improve them. Below is the list of the main accessibility issues we are aware of, and, where possible, our plans to fix them.
Known issues:
- Some content is not contained by landmarks
- Some heading elements are not used consistently
- Some labels are not correctly connected with their corresponding form fields
- Some functionalities are not accessible using only a keyboard
- Some audio description is missing
- Some documents are in PDF format and are not accessible
- Some alternative text on images might not be accurate, descriptive enough, contain typos or grammatical errors and redundant phrasing
- Some elements do not use the correct ARIA attributes
Technical specifications
This website's accessibility relies on HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Most browsers and assistive technologies support these standards.
