European Citizens’ Initiative for the introduction of the Unconditional Basic Income in all member states of the European Union

The preparation process of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) for an Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) again made some progress. During a meeting that took place in Brussels on 26-27 April 2012, an agreement was reached on a concrete wording proposal, and a Citizens’ Committee of representatives from 14 member states (although the minimum requirement is only 7 member states) was founded. This Citizens’ Committee is now planning the national as well as the country-overlapping (i.e. EU-wide) preparations for a UBI campaign, and for the registration of the ECI with the European Commission. All these preparations will be discussed in detail and coordinated during the next meeting of the Citizens’ Committee on 7-8 July 2012 in France, to be able to start with the official collection of signatures right after the registration through the European Union.

For further information: e-mail to Klaus Sambor, klaus.sambor -at- aon.at