The EUCROWD project was launched in Slovenia on October 26 at a Conference hosted by the Institute for Electronic Participation EUCROWD is a project under the Europe for Citizens programme […]
On 16 November, 2016, ECAS’ Membership and Outreach Manager, Marta Pont, was invited by the Heinrich Boell Stiftung to moderate a working group on the unavoidability of Brexit and ways […]
The latest Eurobarometer ‘Parlemeter’ survey shows a small drop in support for membership of the EU and a more pessimistic outlook about the direction of the EU and the extent to which […]
On the 20 and 21 October, the Your Europe Advice annual training seminar took place in Brussels. This year, the seminar was launched on the evening of the 19 October, […]
Triple A for Citizens is a project led by ECAS and implemented in partnership with 10 civil society organisations from across Europe since 2012. The project is about empowering civil society […]
In September 2016, the European Court of Justice issued an important ruling on the rights of third-country nationals in charge of EU minors and, in early November, the UK’s High […]
On 18 October, 2016, ECAS held its second annual Digital Democracy Day – Will E-Participation Bring Citizens Back to the EU? – exploring the future of e-participation and crowdsourcing, engaging ‘digital […]
On 26 October, the European Parliament set out its position on the 2017 draft budget, demanding more funds to address youth unemployment and the migration crisis. MEPs voted by 446 votes […]
Historic ruling on Article 50 On 3 November, the UK’s High Court adjudicated in favour of a challenge brought by UK citizens against the government’s right to use the royal […]
As part of its Digital Democracy Agenda, ECAS has been working over the past year on an analysis of crowdsourcing as a means of enhancing democratic engagement in the EU. Currently, […]