Parlement Européen
Olivier Chastel paves the way for the citizens’ initiative
"We’re very pleased to have adopted in first reading the regulation implementing the citizens’ initiative, a year after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon," Olivier Chastel said on behalf of the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council. The citizens’ initiative is indeed one of the most spectacular innovations of the Treaty of Lisbon and will allow the introduction of participatory democracy at European level.
Olivier Chastel the Secretary of State for European Affairs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
Olivier Chastel, the Secretary of State for European Affairs, will visit the European Parliament in Strasbourg on October 19th and 20th.
The Secretary of State for European Affairs will represent the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU at the European Parliament in Strasbourg this October 19th and 20th.