>> The nominal one million signatures from EU citizens was achieved in just two months; at the time of writing, over 1.7 million Europeans have signed the unofficial ECI—a stunning rebuke to the European Commission for refusing to allow this to proceed officially. Resistance isn’t limited to the digital world, either. Recently, a global day of action against TTIP and CETA saw 750 events organised around the world, with many tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to show their engagement and concerns.
--> they are now at a 1.9 Mio votes against TTIP. If you're in the EU vote against it here: https://stop-ttip.org/
The problem with ECI is, you can force the government to talk about your topic. Essentially, people have right to make a plea to the rulers, who are then free to ignore it. Apparently, this is called a "democratic instrument". Oh well, I'm from Switzerland, so maybe I just got a distorted idea about who should have the last word in a democracy. (I'm not saying you shouldn't sign this if you are in the EU, but it's humiliating if that's the best option you have.)
--> they are now at a 1.9 Mio votes against TTIP. If you're in the EU vote against it here: https://stop-ttip.org/