Press Release: Covid-19 and Brexit make Social Security, Residence and Entry rights key concerns in the 2020 Annual Trends Report
In 2020, the COVID-19 crisis and Brexit had an enormous impact on the movement of citizens and businesses within the…
Enhancing Citizenship Competences in the EU
Discussions on citizenship education in Europe open a large selection of topics to touch upon. In fact, it is difficult…
Civil society action countering populist movements
By Hendrik Nahr This blog post is based on a working paper, published in the scope of DEMOS – a…
Launch: Open Online Course on Digital Participation
Getting involved online is almost indispensable for citizens that want to trigger change in their community, region, country or in…
A new dimension of European policy co-creation
By Elisa Lironi and Hendrik Nahr An ideal democracy is where everyone can get together to take joint decisions on…
Civil Society recommendations for a Sustainable Multilevel Democracy
On 1 March, ECAS, ALDA and R.E.D. hosted a workshop dedicated to Sustainable Multilevel Democracy. It took place in the…
Conference Report: Advancing Citizen-Driven Participation through Digital Tools
How can the impact of citizen-driven e-democracy tools be strengthened throughout Europe? This was the main question that the conference…
How to participate in the Conference on the future of Europe?
After several delays, the Presidents of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission signed on Wednesday 10 March a joint…
Key Messages from the ‘State of the Union Citizens’ Rights 2021: Moving Together Beyond the Pandemic’ Conference
On 21-22 January 2021, the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) held the third edition of its “State of the Union…
Under a Double Lockdown: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mobile EU Citizens’ Rights
At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe, freedom of movement quickly collapsed under the pressure of unilateral border…