One Million Votes for Europe

The Treaty of Lisbon introduces the European Citizens’ Initiative:
Europe can mean a lot for you, but you can do something for Europe as well. It is time to use your own energy to strengthen Europe for citizens. The European Union needs to become, and is becoming, more and more democratic. With a ratified Treaty, a million EU citizens can move the European Commission to act. Source:http://europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/

So, you can too!
So, you can spend your energy to strengthen Europe by using this citizen’s platform. Use our forum to launch a proposal for discussion, give your opinion and interact with others on a policy proposal currently under discussion, and most importantly express your vote.

Why should I bother contributing?
Proposals with 150 or more supporters from at least 15 member states will receive the support of our Advisory Board for an EU wide campaign to reach (at least) one million votes. We won't wait until the Treaty is ratified. We strongly believe in citizens' initiative and we want to launch the signal that we are ready to use it.

How will I start up my own campaign?
Here we offer you some tips on how to be successful in your pursuit of 150 supporters from 15 different member states for your proposal. Also refer to the links for further direct online support.

1. Become a friend of One Million Votes or start up your own group on a social online network.
2. Launch your proposal on national discussion platforms.
3. Get informed via the European institutions and European networks.
4. Start up your own Blog to promote your proposal (free via several providers).
5. Launch your proposal in the European and national media via a press release.
6. Use our own forum to sell and discuss your proposal.
7. Search for third party advocates who support your idea and use their European networks.
The advisory board can advise you on who to contact in and outside the European institutions.
8. Read about how to start up a successful campaign, e.g.

We hope you will be successful in finding 150 supporters!
If so, please send us a file with the following details of your 150 supporters:
1. Name
2. Address (City and Street)
3. Country
4. Email address

Upon receival, your proposal will be sent to the Advisory Board.

Please also read about our privacy policy.

This website is still in development, and discussions on regulations regarding the European Citizen Initiative are still ongoing. We therefore currently display only one proposal, which is open for voting.

1. The Erasmus program should be extended so that more students can benefit from an exchanging experience with other students across Europe. The program should therefore not only apply to universitarian education, but also to other so called tertiary education. Why should a semester at a design academy in Milan be less valuable as a semester philosophy at the University of Berlin ?