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A new dimension of European policy co-creation
By Elisa Lironi and Hendrik Nahr An ideal democracy is where everyone can get together to take joint decisions on rules that apply to all. However, in modern representative democracies, the privilege to formulate public policies is usually granted to elected…
Next Level Participation: Citizen-Driven E-Democracy Tools
‘Next Level Participation: Citizen-Driven E-Democracy Tools’, is authored by ECAS’ Participatory Democracy Manager, Flavio Grazian, and Citizen Deliberation Coordinator Hendrik Nahr, for the European Liberal Forum (ELF). Information and communication technology (ICT) constitutes an essential element of people’s daily lives…
Key Messages from the ‘State of the Union Citizens’ Rights 2021: Moving Together Beyond the Pandemic’ Conference
On 21-22 January 2021, the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) held the third edition of its “State of the Union Citizens’ Rights” event, an annual conference aimed at identifying challenges faced by EU citizens to their right to free movement…
Under a Double Lockdown: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mobile EU Citizens’ Rights
At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe, freedom of movement quickly collapsed under the pressure of unilateral border closings. Mobile Europeans suddenly found themselves locked down and separated not only from their host communities, but also from their…
ECAS welcomes the proposal for a European Agency for Citizenship Education
A New Push for European Democracy can be successful only if the “pushers” have the capacities, abilities and capabilities to push in the right direction – towards strengthening Democracy. This is why citizenship education is so important, in its entirety…
EU Rights in the Spotlight – June
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features two European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings regarding 'EU Citizenship' and 'Freedom of Movement for Workers': June 18th 2020: EU Citizenship - Right of entry to a Member State of a third-country national…
EU Rights in the Spotlight – April
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features two European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings regarding the Freedom of Movement: April 2nd 2020: Freedom of Movement of Persons On April 2nd 2020, the European Court of Justice ruled that reimbursement of…
EU Rights in the Spotlight
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features two European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings regarding the Freedom of Movement: February 4th 2020: Freedom of Movement - Workers' Rights National legislation which restricts the grant of a benefit introduced for top-level…
ECAS welcomes new Citizens’ Rights Training Coordinator
Following a period of reflection in order to re-evaluate and improve its training services, ECAS is excited to welcome its new Citizens' Rights Training Coordinator, David Garcia-Falaux. With extensive knowledge and experience in the field, David will contribute to delivering…
Recommendations for a successful and effective Conference on the Future of Europe
The Conference on the Future of Europe, taken up by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presents an important opportunity to strengthen the democratic quality of the discussion on the future of Europe and a possibility to…