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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome on March 25, EU leaders pledged to offer citizens “both security and new opportunities” in the face of […]
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 […]
The EUCROWD project was launched in Slovenia on October 26 at a Conference hosted by the Institute for Electronic Participation EUCROWD is a project under the Europe for Citizens programme […]