We now have a right of initiative for the citizens.

I should like to add a thought on the citizens' right of initiative.

The Commission will have the right of initiative for this.

In other words, the Commission must exercise its right of initiative.

It has the right of initiative and can decide anyway.

The Commission has the right of initiative and must present proposals.

The Commission has the right of initiative in certain areas only, and then not exclusively.

It is perhaps a little too fearful that we want to take away its right of initiative.

I see it as the Commission's clear duty in such a situation to use its right of initiative.

We expect that, to achieve this, the Commission will use the right of initiative to its full potential.

But I seek the same respect for my institution, which includes the right of initiative.

Cooperation between the police and the judiciary is an area in which the Commission does not at present have any right of initiative.

The national right of initiative would thus be protected.

It deals, after all, with the Commission’s right of initiative in legislative matters.

It has the right of initiative but it is not the European government.

I should like to remind you that Parliament does not have the right of initiative on legislation.

I have a number of comments about the right of initiative.

It will use its right of initiative where appropriate, as it has done in recent days.

It is up to the Commission, which has the right of initiative, to put together an ambitious overall package over the coming weeks and months.

I would ask the Commission to exercise its right of initiative as soon as possible.

It is not my intention to question the Member States' right of initiative.

The Commission should exercise its right of initiative and draft a bill very soon after the reorganisation.

We need the Commission to use its right of initiative to bring forward the proposals that will address growth, investment and employment.

In this case, however, the Commission has exercised its right of initiative for the first time by formulating a position on the subject.

Plainly, the new structures must enable the Commission to exercise its full right of initiative.