This is a new European Citizens' Initiative that asking the Commission, to encourage cooperation between
the Member States (according to Art 156 TFEU) aiming to explore the
Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) as a tool to improve their respective social
security systems.
The Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) does not
replace the welfare state but does complete and transform the same from a
compensatory into an emancipatory welfare state. The emancipatory
Unconditional Basic Income is defined by the following four criteria: universal,
individual, unconditional, high enough to ensure an existence in dignity and
participation in society.
In the long run the objective is to offer to each person in the EU the unconditional right as an individual, to having his/her material needs met to ensure a life of dignity as stated by the EU treaties, and to empower participation in society supported by the introduction of the UBI.
In the short term, initiatives such as
“pilot‐studies“ (Art 156 TFEU) and examination of different models of UBI (EP
resolution 2010/2039(INI) §44) should be promoted by the EU.