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)
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