📌 @eesc.bsky.social | 3 March | #ECIDay

Thinking of launching an ECI?

This interactive World Café connects organisers to share strategies, lessons and winning ideas for future initiatives.

Explore the programme and register now 👉 link.europa.eu/G8rNgj

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🚨 Registration for #ECIDay 2026 is NOW OPEN!

Join us on 3 March to meet ECI organisers, EU institutions and civil society and explore how citizens can shape EU policy.

Register here 👉 link.europa.eu/G8rNgj

#EESCforECI

This week at the @eesc.bsky.social Plenary, Members adopted opinion SOC/848 on the #ECI My Voice, My Choice, supporting an EU solidarity mechanism to ensure access to safe and legal abortion across the EU.

👉 link.europa.eu/YYYWqG

#EESCforECI

Wondering what’s coming up at #ECIDay 2026? 👀

Here’s what to expect on 3 March:
👉 Citizens shaping EU policy through the #ECI
👉 Exchanges with EU institutions & civil society
👉 A key moment within #CivSocWeek

Get ready – registration opens in early February!🤩

🔍 link.europa.eu/G8rNgj

#EESCforECI

📅 It’s happening again! ECI Day 2026 lands on 3 March at @eesc.bsky.social

If you’ve ever wanted to turn an idea into EU action, this is your moment.

Meet the people driving Europe’s unique tool of participatory democracy and see how citizens´ signatures become policy.

#ECIDay #EESCforECI

The ECI “Ban on conversion practices in the EU” has reached over 1.12 million signatures and is now under Commission examination.

Next steps:
1️⃣Meeting with organisers
2️⃣EP public hearing
3️⃣Commission reply

👉https://link.europa.eu/WXWyQG

#EESCforECI #EUTakeTheInitiative

How do you say ECI in your language? 👀

Today on the European Day of Languages, we celebrate that no matter which one you speak, you can shape the future of the EU.

👉 citizens-initiative.europa.eu

#EESCforECI #EUTakeTheInitiative #EDLangs

🗳️ Over 1.1M citizens signed "My Voice, My Choice" ECI for safe & accessible abortion.

📅 Organisers submitted it to the Commission

🔜 Next:

🤝 Meeting w/Commission (1 month)
🗣️ Hearing @europarl.europa.eu (3 months)
📨 Official response (6 months)

👉 europa.eu/!WXWyQG

#EUTakeTheInitiative #EESCforECI

Democracy works best when citizens have a say.

Invite the European Commission to act on issues you care about with the European citizens’ initiative.

Find out more 👉 citizens-initiative.europa.eu

#EUTakeTheInitiative #InternationalDayofDemocracy #EESCforECI

As Denmark takes over the EU Council Presidency, let’s spotlight Danish citizens' role in EU democracy through the #ECI:

✅ 380K+ signatures
✅ 7 successful initiatives
✅ 18 Danish organisers
✅ eID signing now possible via MitID

#EESCforECI 🗳️ citizens-initiative.europa.eu

#EESCforECI 🔵 Today at the @eesc.bsky.social, the Ad Hoc Group on the European Citizens’ Initiative met to discuss next steps for strengthening participatory democracy w/ Violeta Jelic

Today's agenda!
📍 Debate w/ #ECI Ambassadors
📍 What's up with ECI's 🗳️
📍 #ECIDay2025 recap

#EUTakeTheInitiative

On #EuropeDay, we celebrate democracy, unity, and civic action.

The @eesc.bsky.social supports the #EuropeanCitizensInitiative as a powerful way to shape EU policy.

🗳️ Use your voice. #EESCforECI #EUCivilSociety
👉 citizens-initiative.europa.eu