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 […]
Welcome to the June edition of the ECAS Newsletter! Below is a preview of some of the articles included in this issue: Read […]
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features one European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgments affecting EU citizenship: The German vignette for the use by passenger vehicles of federal roads […]
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features two European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgments affecting EU citizenship and the area of freedom, security and justice: EU law does not preclude […]
Digital tools are changing democracy as we know it, bringing along new opportunities, advances and challenges. Online platforms and e-voting practices have given access to the political world where it […]
Study on “Societies Outside Metropolises: The Role of Civil Society Organisations in Facing Populism”, commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee and executed by ECAS, looks to better understand the factors […]
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features two ECJ judgments affecting access to family benefits by EU mobile citizens, freedom, security and justice. Under EU law, it is […]
The political participation of mobile EU citizens remains limited due to obstacles they face and low political awareness. Their involvement could, however, be enhanced if the obstacles were tackled and […]
More than a third of Brussels’ inhabitants are foreigners with voting rights in their local elections. But despite many of them working within the EU institutions at the heart of […]
The #EUTakeTheInitiative Roadshow is heading to Vienna for its final event of the year! On this occasion we are organising a full-day interactive conference on the European Citizens’ Initiative and […]