In 2020, the COVID-19 crisis and Brexit had an enormous impact on the movement of citizens and businesses within the EU. Citizens faced obstacles imposed not only by national administrations, […]
This week, the EU Rights Clinic, ECAS and 80 signatories submitted a petition calling the European Parliament to immediate action, to address specific gaps and omissions still featuring in the […]
Topics related to social security rights continued to be the most problematic for EU citizens. Enquiries related to residence rights increased by 3.4% compared to 2016. These largely concerned non-EU […]
The EU Rights Clinic has submitted a letter to President of the European Council Donald Tusk calling on the Council to instruct the European Commission to continue negotiations on citizens’ […]
Today, the EU Rights Clinic has submitted a complaint to the European Commission against Sweden for the refusal of the Swedish tax authorities to issue a personal identification number – […]
Restrictions to the right of free movement are the biggest concern for both EU and UK citizens, who value the right to live and work in another EU Member State […]
In a speech at the annual European Citizens´ Initiative Day (ECI Day) on 11 April 2017, European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans announced the Commission´s plans to revise the ECI Regulation this […]
There is no ‘best alternative’ to EU membership for EU citizens in the UK and vice versa once the UK formally leaves the EU under which all their current rights […]
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 […]
Today is a historical juncture for Europe. The nightmare feared by many in the past few months has become true. A majority of Britons have voted to leave the European […]