• village604
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    4 days ago

    Can’t the EU just say no? Or do petitions actually have legislative powers.

    • Tuuktuuk@piefed.europe.pub
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      1 day ago

      This is not a petition but an initiative. The EU is legally forced to process this as if it was an initiative made by a member of the European parliament.

      They have as much legislative power as any initiative by an MEP/MP/senator/congressman does. If there is no political support in the parties, the initiative will lose the vote. But it can also win it.