For the first time in EU history, an European Citizen's Initiative (ECI) has been registered by the European Commission after one million people from seven EU countries signed a petition.
"For the first time in the history of the EU" a European Citizen's Initiative (ECI) has been registered by the European Commission, says Spanish business daily Cinco Días. A petition of one million signatures from people in at least seven EU countries, was deposited on February 11 by Right2Water a non-governmental organisation.