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Petitions to the European Parliament – 2009 report

I’ve finally been able to write some notes from the European Parliament’s report on petitioning in 2009 – it was approved 7 June 2010, so really I have no excuse for being so late with this piece. Despite the delay, … Continue reading

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No Barroso

Anyone But Barroso Another example of an EU-wide online campaign that wouldn’t exactly work as a Citizens’ Initiative…”We don’t like José Manuel Barroso. There are plenty of reasons for this. He has just stood by as 3 countries have voted … Continue reading

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eParticipation practitioners in Scotland, and local democracy in the UK

A newish online community, hooking into the e-participation baselining workshop the ITC hosted at Napier University last week (which I have to write about….) eParticipation Scotland | New Community of Practice hosted on IDeA’s portal This community is to bring … Continue reading

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