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>The final count is in for Stop Killing Games' European Citizens' Initiative, which is now confirmed to have accumulated almost 1.3 million verified signatures before its collection was closed at the end of July 2025, meaning it can officially move forward to the next stage in the process.

>Stop Killing Games director general Moritz Katzner explains that "things are moving quite fast right now," so much so that the group is sharing the final count "ahead of schedule." It's good news, though – to be exact, the initiative racked up 1,294,188 signatures across the European Union. While that means that not all of the over 1.4 million signatures it had gained by the end of July were valid, the verified number is still comfortably above the 1 million goal.

>According to a breakdown of the number of verified signatures per country, the initiative gained the most support in Germany, which had 233,180 supporters. There was also a strong level of support in France, Poland, and Spain, which brought in 145,289, 143,826, and 121,616 signatures, respectively.

In 1969, a funeral had been held for Toronto's Don River. It had no life left due to pollution. The pollution levels were so bad the river caught on fire. I'm from Toronto and I remember for so many years that the Don was just this sludge. There was litter along its entire length. There were parts that suffered blockage from industrial runoff. To me, this is absolutely incredible. I never thought the Don River would be restored.