ECAS Highlight of the Week – Status Check: EU Citizenship
Since the Lisbon Treaty entered into force with the European Union (EU) Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, more…
ECAS Highlight of the Week – Guaranteeing the ‘free’ in EU freedom of movement
Though a worn-out phrase, it bears repeating - we tend to take for granted the very things that are most…
#EURegionsWeek – ’Empowering citizens begins where their home is’
Last week saw the launch of the 18th edition of the annual European Week of Regions and Cities, with…
ECAS Highlight of the Week – Upgrading EU citizen participation to the digital era: ECAS position on the Conference on the Future of Europe
The Conference on the Future of Europe was the “buzz word” in Brussels at the beginning of the year, setting…
A Conference on the Future of Europe Fit for Purpose in a COVID-19 World
By Assya Kavrakova, ECAS Executive Director This article was originally published by Esglobal Magazine in Spanish. It is based on Digital Democracy…
ECAS Highlight of the Week: Next on the Agenda: Empowering Citizens
No Pause on Citizens' Rights and Democracy: Bringing the EU to the Regional Level October 5th will mark the 18th…
The case for transnational referendums in the European Union
By Bruno Kaufmann, president of the Initiative and Referendum Institute, Europe’s Global Direct Democracy Think-Tank This article was originally published on…
ECAS Highlight of the Week: The bigger the scope of citizen rights is, the stronger the democracy is. What can the EU do?
Freedom of movement is not so free when European citizenship legislation is not implemented correctly. The challenges that EU citizens…
State of the Union Address 2020: A Union of Vitality Can Only Emerge through Active European Citizenship
The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) has been working for almost three decades to empower EU citizens in order to…
Joint CSO statement: 5 demands for an ambitious European Democracy Action Plan
This joint statement was coordinated by the European Partnership for Democracy. Democracies in Europe have been faced with numerous challenges…