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EUROPEAN REFERENDUM INITIATIVE

The European Referendum Initiative is a campaign for citizens to have the right to vote in a referendum whenever significant changes to laws affecting them are made at either national or European level.

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PETITION FOR A EUROPE FOR THE PEOPLE – BY THE PEOPLE

On November 13, 2007, more than 30 survivors of the extermination camp Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps met in Auschwitz for a one-day conference.

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'REFERENDUM FOR NATURAL REMEDIES' CAMPAIGN

This campaign aims to guarantee free access to scientifically based natural health remedies for all European Union citizens.

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EUROPEAN REFERENDUM INITIATIVE

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June 5, 2008
European consumer organizations urge Irish voters to say "No" to Lisbon Treaty
Six non-governmental organizations (NGOs), collectively representing consumers from all 27 European Union (EU) countries, are strongly urging Irish voters to vote "No" in Ireland's upcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Rather than resulting in Europe becoming "more efficient", as the treaty's supporters claim it would do, the NGOs are deeply concerned that a "Yes" vote in Ireland on June 12 and the treaty's subsequent enforcement by Brussels would only further worsen the EU's growing democratic deficiencies. The supposed political and procedural efficiencies that would result from the treaty's ratification, they argue, can only be achieved via the further compromising of democracy, personal privacy and freedom of choice - all three of which are now increasingly under threat in the EU.
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March 3, 2008
Consumer organizations launch campaign demanding right to referendums
Six non-governmental organizations (NGOs), collectively representing consumers from all 27 European Union (EU) countries, today announced the official launch of a campaign for citizens to have the right to vote in referendums whenever significant changes to laws affecting them are made at either national or European level. In particular, they are demanding that all EU citizens should immediately be given the opportunity to vote in referendums on the Lisbon Treaty.
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