Fabienne Keller· Renew

Confirmed

Over 1 million citizens across 27 Member States have supported this initiative

Omissions

• The initiative actually collected over 1.2 million signatures according to the EESC, exceeding the 1 million threshold
• The claim was made on March 25, 2026, and the data refers to an initiative whose signature collection occurred before this date (reached in 2025)
• The Facebook source is from the official EU Justice account but represents a social media publication

Sources

• PrimaryEESC Info - European Economic and Social CommitteeThe European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) to ban conversion practices in the EU collected over 1.2 million signatures in just six days
• PrimaryEuropean Citizens' Initiative Portal - Official EUSteps following the submission of the 'Ban on conversion practices in the European Union' citizens' initiative to the Commission
• SecondaryFacebook - EU Justice Official AccountOver one million EU citizens have signed the petition to stop conversion practices