On 5-6 October, ECAS’ Executive Director, Assya Kavrakova took part in the high-level GLOBSEC Tatra Summit 2018, a prominent annual conference on the most pressing European political, economic and financial […]
On 24 and 25 May the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted Civil Society Days 2018: Citizenship, Democracy and Culture in Digitalised Europe, which saw the participation of over 220 civil society […]
We are delighted to announce that out of 472 proposals our project “Citizens’ Call for Transparent Trilogues: Let’s build a more Democratic EU!” submitted by ECAS and VoteWatch Europe has been shortlisted […]
In partnership with WeMove.EU, European Alternatives and The Good Lobby, ECAS has called for transnational lists for the European Parliament elections in 2019. The petition launched on 5 February by […]
On 12 January 2017, ECAS and VoteWatch Europe submitted the project idea “Citizens’ Call for Transparent Trilogues: Let’s build a more Democratic EU!” to Advocate Europe, an idea challenge that calls on civil […]
What are the main drivers and obstacles to the political participation of mobile EU citizens in their host country and how could participation levels be improved? As part of the One-stop-shops […]
On 24 October, President Jean-Claude Juncker presented the Commission’s 2018 Work Programme to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, putting citizens at the centre of the Commission’s proposals for economic growth […]
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 […]
ECAS will launch the Triple A for Citizens – Access to information, Advice and Active help – pan-European network today, establishing free legal aid and advice services across Europe and empowering […]