ECAS Highlight of the Week – Towards a Citizen-Centric European Union
In the last several years, there has been a growing feeling of disconnect between the European Union and its citizens.…
European Citizens’ Initiative: Tactics for Success in Times of Covid-19
Many of the 'ingredients' needed for a successful European Citizens' Initiative are hard or impossible to come by in the…
ECAS Highlight of the Week 08.06.20
17,5 million Europeans currently live and work in an EU country different from their own. Many of them, however, face…
ECAS Highlight of the Week 02.06.20
To kick off our new ECAS Highlight of the Week section, we are bringing into focus an article published on…
Geography matters: exploring the factors behind the rise of populism across Europe
The power of populism lays in its complexity, as the factors behind its rise differ not only from country to…
EU Rights in the Spotlight – April
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features two European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings regarding the Freedom of Movement:…
Your Europe Advice Witnesses a 46% Increase of Enquiries in 2019, with ‘Social Security’ Being Most Common Legal Topic
In 2019, Your Europe Advice (YEA) legal experts replied to 28,034 enquries recevied from EU citizens and businesses. The amount represents…
Empowering EU Citizens: ECAS Impact in Figures 2019
ECAS's work in EU Rights and European Democracy takes a comprehensive approach, aiming to both tackle challenges faced by European…
ECAS News Flash: ECAS wins new contract for Your Europe Advice | REP2019 students debate climate change | European Citizens’ Initiative: Stories of success
Welcome to the latest edition of the ECAS Newsletter! In this issue, we would first and foremost like to express…
ECI Day 2020 – what will the future hold for the European Citizens’ Initiative?
By Maarten de Groot and Christian Huesmann, project managers in the Future of Democracy Programme of the Bertelsmann Stiftung; Maarten…