Meanings of citizens' initiative in английском

A new citizens' initiative to fight corruption was launched at weekend meetings in Dublin and Galway.

Today the citizens' initiative exists in 24 states but it has not always been part of American politics.

The bill came from an anti-abortion citizens' initiative that gathered some 450,000 signatures.

If politicians are serious about revitalising politics in Britain, maybe the citizens' initiative is another aspect of American democracy that we should consider importing.

The citizens' initiative, a Lisbon Treaty innovation, is aimed at making EU institutions more accessible and more democratic.

The Citizens' Initiative, introduced under the Lisbon Treaty, means the commission can be directly lobbied if one million EU citizens sign a petition.

Sir, -As a supporter of the Swiss-stylecitizens'initiative referendum concept, I was interested to read Barry Flanagan's letter on the matter (April 15th).