Press conference - 1 million signatures

On 15 April, at the European Parliament, a press conference took place on the Justice for Palestine European Citizens' Initiative reaching the one-million signatures milestone.

At the press conference spoke:

• Manon Aubry, MEP, Co-Chair of The Left Group in the European Parliament

• Catarina Martins, MEP, European Left Alliance co-chair

• Rima Hassan, MEP, The Left Group in the European Parliament

• Tamam Abusalama, Justice for Palestine, ECI campaign lead

Our ECI has reached one million signatures on 13 April, only three months after its launch on 13 January 2026, making it the fastest European Citizens’ Initiative to ever reach this milestone. It has also exceeded the required national thresholds in 10 Member States - three more than the minimum of seven required under EU rules.

But the fight is far from over. We now aim at reaching 1,5 million signatures to build further pressure on the European Commission and ensure that we have at least 1 million valid signatures. Under EU law, a European Citizens’ Initiative must collect at least 1 million valid signatures for the Commission to formally consider legislative or policy action.

The press conference is also available at: https://ep.interactio.eu/link/pressconfp1254698545582