It is necessary to establish the minimum number of Member States from which citizens must come in order to ensure that a citizens' initiative is representative of a Union interest and given that the Treaty says that citizens must come from "a significant number of Member States".
Selleks et kodanikualgatus kätkeks endas Euroopa huvi ning seepärast, et aluslepingus on sätestatud, et kodanikud peavad olema pärit „märkimisväärsest arvust liikmesriikidest”, on liikmesriikide arvule kehtestatud miinimumarv.