# Opinion of the European Commission in the European Ombudsman's own-initiative inquiry OI/9/2013 Into the functioning of the European citizens' initiative (ECI) procedure - Author: European Ombudsman - Date: 2014-10-06T00:00+02:00[Europe/Paris] - [URL](https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/doc/correspondence/en/59067) - [PDF](https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/pdf/en/59067) --- Please refer to the attached PDF