On 2 March, the European Parliament will hold a public hearing on the 13th successful European citizens' initiative 'Ban on conversion practices in the European Union'.
On 10 February, the Commission partially registered a European Citizens' Initiative entitled ‘EU initiative to protect stray dogs, stray cats and animals in shelters in the EU/non-EU countries’.
The organisers call on the Commission to “strengthen the protection of stray dogs, stray cats and animals in shelters in the EU and to ensure that EU action in third countries does not contribute to animal suffering”.
Some aspects of the organisers’ objectives did not meet the admissibility criteria for registering a citizens’ initiative, therefore the registration was partial. See the Commission decision for more details.
The partial registration followed a two-stage procedure, in which organisers, in a first stage, were invited to amend their initial initiative, taking into account the first assessment of the Commission.
The organisers have six months to open the signature collection.
On 29 January, the European Commission registered a European citizens' initiative entitled ‘Stop Funding Russia’s War: Phase Out Harmful and Useless Russian Imports into the EU’.
The initiative invites the Commission to propose measures to end the EU’s remaining import dependencies on Russia and Belarus by introducing sectoral bans or decisive phase-outs.
The initiative organisers have six months to open the signature collection.
On 26 January 2026, the organisers of the European citizens' initiative ‘Stop Destroying Videogames’ submitted it to the European Commission for examination, after the verification phase was successfully completed.
The 14th successful initiative has gathered 1,294,188 verified statements of support from EU citizens, surpassing the required minimum of one million, and reached minimum numbers in 24 Member States.
The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to introduce a requirement for publishers selling or licensing videogames in the EU to leave such games in a functional state, so as to prevent publishers from remotely disabling videogames.
The Commission has until 27 July 2026 to present its official reply, outlining the actions it intends to take, if any. See what happens in the meantime: Step-by-Step.
Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor (EESO) bo razpravljal o uspešni evropski državljanski pobudi My Voice, My Choice: za varen in dostopen splav na plenarnem zasedanju v sredo, 21. januarja 2026. Razprava je povezana s sprejetjem mnenja EESO o tej pobudi.
Razpravo bo mogoče prek spletnega prenosa spremljati v živo.
Evropska komisija je 5. januarja prijavila evropsko državljansko pobudo z naslovom Etičnost, transparentnost in integriteta evropskih političnih strank.
Pobuda poziva Komisijo, naj „oblikuje evropski model etičnega upravljanja, ki bo temeljil na transparentnosti, integriteti in deljeni odgovornosti“. Organizatorji pobude imajo zdaj na voljo šest mesecev, da začnejo zbirati podpise.
To je prva pobuda, prijavljena v letu 2026, in 125. pobuda od leta 2012.
V skladu s členom 15 uredbe o evropski državljanski pobudi so imeli organizatorji pobude Prepoved praks za spreobrnitev spolne usmerjenosti v Evropski uniji možnost, da podrobno pojasnijo cilje svoje pobude. Organizacijsko ekipo so 12. decembra 2025 sprejeli komisarka za enakost Hadja Lahbib in uslužbenci Evropske komisije.
Evropska komisija je 3. decembra 2025 prijavila evropsko državljansko pobudo z naslovom Dovolj je dvojnih meril na področju človekovih pravic!.
Pobuda poziva k določitvi standardiziranega nadzora nad človekovimi pravicami na vseh področjih pristojnosti Komisije v zunanjem delovanju, tj. v odnosih s tretjimi državami.
Organizatorji pobude imajo zdaj na voljo šest mesecev, da začnejo zbirati podpise.
Evropski parlament 2. decembra organizira javno predstavitev dvanajste uspešne evropske državljanske pobude My Voice, My Choice: za varen in dostopen splav. Organizacijska ekipa je bila povabljena, da predstavi cilje pobude in o njej razpravlja s poslanci Evropskega parlamenta. Evropsko komisijo bo na tej predstavitvi zastopala komisarka za enakost, pripravljenost in krizno upravljanje Hadja Lahbib.
Poslanci Evropskega parlamenta bodo o pobudi razpravljali 16. decembra na plenarnem zasedanju, razprave pa se bo udeležila tudi Evropska komisija.
Obe seji se bosta snemali in ju bomo v živo prenašali prek spleta.
Komisija je 25. novembra 2025 prijavila dve evropski državljanski pobudi:
Organizatorji pobude imajo zdaj na voljo šest mesecev, da začnejo zbirati podpise.
