The Treaty of Lisbon would introduce the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), whereby EU citizens can collect one million signatures, from a significant number of Member States, to ask the Commission to submit a proposal on any matters of competence of the Union.
Pēc tam, kad Īrija referendumā to noraidīja, dalībvalstis ratifikācijas procesa beigu termiņu vienojās atlikt līdz 2010. gada 1. janvārim.