Submitted by christian on Sat, 05/07/2016 - 18:17
Despite the legal instruments put in place by EU institutions to ensure the active participation of EU citizens, including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and organized groups of citizens, there many barriers preventing their active involvement. This is due mainly to the complexity of procedure involved in taking action. The impression is that only well established CSOs based in Brussels have the capacity to use the instruments put in place by the EU institutions. In addition, there are no instruments to ensure the active participation of marginalised groups.
