However, with the ECI, the new Treaty is widening up the sphere of public debate, allowing citizens to participate more intensively in the democratic life of the Union, through this new “participatory democracy” tool.
Euroopa kodanikualgatuse kaudu laiendab leping avalikku mõttevahetust, võimaldades kodanikel uue osalusdemokraatia vahendi abil liidu demokraatlikus elus intensiivsemalt osaleda.