EUABC A dictionary on words related to the EU

Petition

: Logo used with the aim of keeping Austrians from signing a petition involving nuclear power (Photo: http://www.vetoneindanke.at/)

A petition is normally a written request signed by a large number of people or a document sent to an authority.
All EU citizens have the right to send a petition to the EU Parliament’s Petition Committee. This is a part of the EU Citizenship.