On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome on March 25, EU leaders pledged to offer citizens “both security and new opportunities” in the face of […]
What are the instruments and initiatives that the EU has in place to protect and promote the rights of disabled people? How might Brexit affect these rights and access to […]
On March 7, ECAS’ Director, Assya Kavrakova, called for an enhanced digital democracy for the EU in the European Economic and Social Committee’s (EESC) ‘Towards a Sustainable Europe’ debate. In […]
During its plenary session in March, the European Parliament adopted its own initiative report on e-democracy in the European Union. The report, prepared by Spanish S&D MEP Ramón Jáuregui and […]
On 16 March, our colleague Marta Pont was featured as a guest editor on VoxEurop on the impact of Brexit on citizens’ rights. In her article, she summarises some of the findings of […]
Parliament has voted to reject the Lords’ amendments to the Brexit bill, paving the way for it to be passed into law. The bill will now receive Royal Assent after the […]
In its last mini-plenary sitting in Brussels on 2 March, the European Parliament adopted its position on the Europe for Citizens Programme, by voting in favour of the report prepared […]
The Commission’s ‘White Paper on the Future of Europe’ outlines five scenarios for a ‘new chapter’ of European union for the EU27, but fails to answer the key question – […]
Data provided by the YEA Quarterly Feedback Reports has provided the basis to a series of reports issued by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs, […]
During the first two months of the year, the European Court of Justice issued three judgments and opinions regarding citizens’ rights. The most recent one concerns the EU’s competence to conclude, […]