A new European Citizen Initiative titled “Freedom to Share” aims to legalize file-sharing. The group, which is backed by Wikimedia Italy as well as Pirate parties in several countries, plans to gather a million signatures at which point the EU is obliged to organize a public hearing to seriously consider the proposal. This could theoretically lead to new legislation.
Source: “Freedom to Share” Launches EU Citizens’ Initiative to Legalize File-Sharing * TorrentFreak