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. Once an initiative has reached 1 million signatures, the Commission will decide on what action to take. See how it works step by step
If you consider starting an initiative, consult the ECI Forum for legal and practical advice.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will hold a debate on the successful European citizens' initiative "My Voice, My Choice: For Safe And Accessible Abortion" in its plenary session on Wednesday 21 January 2026. The debate is linked to the adoption of the EESC opinion on this initiative.
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On 5 January, the European Commission registered a European citizens' initiative entitled ‘Ethics, Transparency and Integrity for European Political Parties’.
The initiative invites the Commission ‘to devise a European model of ethical governance based on transparency, integrity and shared responsibility’. The initiative organisers have six months to open the signature collection.
This is the first initiative registered in 2026, and 125th since 2012.
In line with Article 15 of the ECI Regulation, the organisers of 'Ban on conversion practices in the European Union' were given the opportunity to explain the objectives of their initiative in detail. They were received on 12 December 2025 by Commissioner for Equality Hadja Lahbib and European Commission officials.
