Il ruolo delle ICT nella presentazione di proposte di atti legislativi da parte dei cittadini europei

di Leonardo Pasquali

SOMMARIO: 1. Considerazioni introduttive – 2. Procedimento e ruolo delle ICT – 3. I sistemi di raccolta elettronica delle dichiarazioni di sostegno: i sistemi individuali – 4. I sistemi di raccolta elettronica delle dichiarazioni di sostegno (segue): il sistema centrale – 5. ICT ed iniziativa dei cittadini europei: non solo raccolta elettronica delle dichiarazioni di sostegno – 6. Bilancio delle proposte dei cittadini europei presentate sino ad oggi – 7. Considerazioni conclusive.

The paper investigates the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the framework of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). The latter, introduced by the Lisbon Treaty and originally implemented by Regulation (EU) 211/2011, was reformed by Regulation (EU) 2019/788, which aims to simplify the admissibility requirements for the initiative and strengthen the effectiveness of the instrument. Therefore, the contribution analyses the procedural provisions laid down in the Regulation in order to highlight what function, in pursuing the stated objectives, is currently assigned to ICTs. Specific (but not exclusive) attention is given to the online collection of statements of support, with reference to both the “individual online collection systems” and to the “central online collection system” that gradually replaced the former systems making the ECI more accessible and easier to use. The paper also takes into consideration the ECIs concretely presented to date and the relevant case law, allowing to make a first assessment of the results actually obtained thanks to the new role played by ICTs.