In July 2013, the members of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) (hereafter ‘ECI organisers’) submitted their proposal for an ECI entitled ‘Minority SafePack – One million signatures for diversity in Europe’, which they characterised as ‘the most important initiative of the minorities in Europe in recent decades.’ ‘Minority SafePack’ proposed EU action in numerous policy areas aiming to improve ‘the protection of persons belonging to national and linguistic minorities and strengthen cultural and linguistic diversity in the Union.’ In September 2013, the Commission decided to refuse registration of the said ECI on the basis of Article 4(2)(b) of the ECI Regulation.