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The right of initiative is widely recognized as a legitimate democratic tool within the Europe but still misses at the EU level.

Countries with initiative rights at all political levels (10) Countries with initiative rights only at the national level (11) Countries with initiative rights only at the subnational level (9) Countries in which there is legal recognition of the instrument of the agenda initiative (20)
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Netherlands
Poland
Spain
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Latvia
Austria
Portugal
Albania
Macedonia
Croatia
Romania
Moldavia
Andorra
Serbia
San Marino
Belgium
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Sweden
Great Britain
Norway
Bulgaria
Hungary
Italy
Slovakia
Slovenia
Finland
Germany
Netherlands
Austria
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Norway
Albania
Romania
Bulgaria
Moldavia
Andorra
Serbia
Macedonia
San Marino

(in. Initiative & Referendum Institute Europe Handbook 2007, p.8)

   
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