European Economic
and Social Committee
From Initiative to Implementation
- Moderated by Carsten Berg, The ECI Campaign
This workshop will explore how successful European Citizens’ Initiatives can generate meaningful and lasting political impact beyond signature collection. Drawing on recent ECI experiences, participants will identify what effective follow-up requires, which actors matter most, and how implementation pathways can be strengthened. The session will also examine how the ECI instrument itself can be improved and used more strategically to reinforce European participatory democracy. Through case studies, expert inputs, and interactive group work, participants will map concrete strategies – such as coordinated advocacy, monitoring tools, and multi-level partnerships – to ensure citizen demands translate into real policy change.