One million people may get ‘consideration’

IN his piece published in your Europe Day feature (May 9), Brian Crowley MEP tells us that after Lisbon, “the citizens’ initiative will grant the members of the public a direct input into the decision- making process”.

One million signatures from the citizens of Europe “can oblige the European Commission to consider adopting new legislation.

Sounds great — but look closer. An individual must collect one million signatures — a huge undertaking in itself — and forward them to the commission which, we are told by Mr Crowley, is “obliged to consider them”.