On 5 January 2026 the European Commission registered a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) titled ‘Ethics, Transparency and Integrity for European Political Parties’. The initiative calls on the Commission to develop a European model of ethical governance and to propose legislative amendments to the EU Regulation on European political parties and foundations, tightening requirements on conflicts of interest, transparency, decision‑making, unethical conduct and funding. The Commission confirmed the initiative meets the formal admissibility criteria and is legally admissible, but has not yet examined its substantive proposals. Registration does not affect the Commission’s final decision; a response will be required only if the ECI gathers at least one million signatures from EU citizens, with thresholds reached in a minimum of seven Member States, within a 12‑month signature‑collection period that organisers must open within six months of registration. The ECI framework was introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in 2012.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_3155
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