On 19 December 2019, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Puppinck and Others vCommission.1 The Court of Justice, largely in agreement with the General Court and the Opinion of Advocate General Bobek, effectively found that the Commission’s ‘communication’ on a successful European citizens’ initiative may be subject to judicial review, yet the Commission is not obliged to accept the content of a successful initiative and start the legislative process. The Commission has a near-monopoly on the initiation of legislation, and this monopoly is not affected by the citizens’ initiative, according to the Court of Justice. The judgment of the Court of Justice, as well as that of the General Court and the Opinion of the Advocate General, also include important statements about the European citizens’ initiative as a means of facilitating citizens’ participation in the EU. This was the first case before the Court concerning the Commission’s ‘communication’ after a successful citizens’ initiative, namely a proposal which, after passing the registration stage, manages to secure the required number of signatures (one million, from at least seven member states). This case note argues that

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委员会在法院就成功的欧洲公民倡议的“沟通”：欧洲法院（大法庭）2019 年 12 月 19 日，案例 C-418/18 P，Puppinck 和其他人诉欧盟委员会

2019 年 12 月 19 日，法院大法庭在 Puppinck 和其他诉委员会案中作出判决。 ' 成功的欧洲公民倡议可能会受到司法审查，但委员会没有义务接受成功倡议的内容并启动立法程序。根据法院的说法，委员会几乎垄断了立法的启动，而且这种垄断不受公民主动性的影响。法院的判决，以及普通法院的判决和检察长的意见，还包括关于欧洲公民倡议的重要声明，作为促进公民参与欧盟的一种手段。这是法院审理的第一个案件，涉及委员会在公民倡议成功后的“沟通”，即一项提案，在通过注册阶段后，设法获得所需数量的签名（100 万，来自至少七个成员国） ）。本案例说明认为