NYTIMES/ The EU will soon give its 500 million citizens a voice — if they can collect at least one million signatures from a “significant” number of member countries. A little debated clause in the Lisbon treaty allows for citizens to propose legislation. Some experts believe that the EU could soon see many petitions from bullfight bans, burqas and genetically modified food; to offshore drilling new taxes and keeping Turkey out of the union.
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