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by rmc 3307 days ago
The European Union has a similar. A European Citizens Initiative has been available since the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon. If 1 million EU citizens (~0.2% of the population) sign it, the European Commission must respond, maybe with legislation. It hasn't been used much though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Citizens%27_Initiativ...