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 17 October 2017, ECAS held its third annual Digital Democracy Day – Rejuvenating Europe: Opportunities in the Digital World – focusing on identifying the most common challenges to youth participation in […]
As part of the DEEP-linking Youth project, ECAS has developed a set of recommendations for decision-makers on how to improve learning mobility programmes for young people in Europe. The recommendations, based […]
As part of the DEEP-linking Youth project, ECAS has developed a set of guidelines for decision-makers on how to use e-participation as an instrument to engage young people and stimulate […]
On 2 October, Europe’s World featured an article by ECAS’ Director Assya Kavrakova on democracy in the digital age and the potential role digital technologies can play in enhancing citizen participation and […]
Following a State of the Union address that placed democracy at the heart of the EU’s agenda, on 13 September 2017 the Commission published a promising reform proposal to improve […]
On 13 September, ECAS’ response to President Juncker’s State of the Union address featured in EU Observer, setting out the need for a ‘citizen scenario’ for the future of Europe. […]
We are pleased to announce the winners of our DEEP-linking Youth digital competition, who will be invited to our 2017 Digital Democracy Day on October 17 to showcase their entries. There were […]
On 12 July, ECAS and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) held a live chat with Brando Benifei, Member of the European Parliament and co-chair of the Youth Intergroup. The topic of the chat was youth […]
Estonia took over the rotating Presidency of the European Council at the beginning of July, bringing digitalisation and technological progress to the EU’s agenda. The Estonian Presidency’s digital priorities will […]