Your voice matters. ✍️

With four initiatives surpassing the one-million-signature threshold in 2025, the European Citizens' Initiative carries institutional responsibility.

We strongly support the ECI, as it took centre stage on the second day of our #CivSocWeek.

#ECIDay
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RT by @EU_EESC: We are participating in Day 2 of #CivSocWeek#ECIDay!
Today’s discussions focus on European Citizens’ Initiatives, key instruments of participatory democracy at the EU level.

Through workshops and group discussions, participants are exploring how citizen engagement strengthens Europe’s shared democratic future.

Civil Society Week 2026 brings together grassroots activists, youth representatives, policymakers, journalists, and civil society ...
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Eager to learn what the outcomes of the #ECIDay are?

Tune in live for a chat with @MarosSefcovic, @EU_Commission's Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and our @EESC_President.

#CivSocWeek
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RT by @EU_EESC: Day 2 of #CivSocWeek is #ECIDay

European Citizens' Initiatives are tools of participatory democracy at EU level. The more support these initiatives get, the more MEPs are bound to respond and take action.

Support the initiatives that matter to you here
👉https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/_en
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European Citizens' Initiative

Citizens’ ideas matter. ✍️

Join our #CivSocWeek session on the European Citizens’ Initiative as a proven instrument for enabling citizens to propose EU actions.

Some of our guests:
🇪🇺 @MVMC_24;
🇪🇺 @olga_kikou, for "Food is a human right for all!".
and more. ↓

#ECIDay
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RT by @EU_EESC: 📌 @EU_EESC | 3 March | #ECIDay

Can citizens shape EU agenda?

The ECI Day high-level session explores how the European Citizens’ Initiative is turning participation into political momentum.

Explore the full programme and register now 👉 https://link.europa.eu/G8rNgj
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ECI Day 2026

The 14th edition of European Citizens’ Initiative Day – ECI Day 2026 – will take place as part of the EESC’s Civil Society Week, held from 2 to 5 March under the title People, Democracy, Resilience – Our Future!.

European Economic and Social Committee

Great pleasure to speak at #ECIDay 2022 at @EU_EESC.

#ECI is an example of the institutions’ ability to adapt, change & improve our engagement with citizens. Our focus must be on continuing to develop an ecosystem of democratic innovation & participation in #democracy.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/dubravkasuica/status/1532310120100659203

Dubravka Suica (@dubravkasuica)

Great pleasure to speak at #ECIDay 2022 at @EU_EESC. #ECI is an example of the institutions’ ability to adapt, change & improve our engagement with citizens. Our focus must be on continuing to develop an ecosystem of democratic innovation & participation in #democracy.

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RT @dubravkasuica: Great pleasure to speak at #ECIDay 2022 at @EU_EESC.

#ECI is an example of the institutions’ ability to adapt, change & improve our engagement with citizens. Our focus must be on continuing to develop an ecosystem of democratic innovation & participation in #democracy.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EESC_PRESS/status/1532315283385421825

EESC PRESS (@EESC_PRESS)

RT @dubravkasuica: Great pleasure to speak at #ECIDay 2022 at @EU_EESC. #ECI is an example of the institutions’ ability to adapt, change…

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RT @EESC_LiaisonG: 🔴LIVE at #ECIDay 2022.

🗣️@EESC_President, Christa Schweng:

"#CivilSociety will now contribute to the debate on successful initiatives with @EU_EESC opinions, before the Commission’s reply."

💻Follow it live https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/events/eci-day-2022/webstream
🔗Slido #ECIDay2022

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Webstream & Slido

JDE52 ECI Day 2022 (opening / first parallel workshop / closing sessions) JDE63 ECI DAY 2022 (second parallel workshop)  

European Economic and Social Committee