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…
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…
2020: a Year of Unprecedented Challenges and of Promising Beginnings for ECAS and for the Citizens of Europe!
A MESSAGE FROM ECAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COVID-19 has shaken and challenged the way we live and work and has exposed…
At a Closer Look: EU Citizenship Report 2020
ECAS welcomes the EU Citizenship Report 2020, which was adopted on 15 December by the European Commission. Following a difficult…
ECAS Highlight of the Week – EuroPCom 2020: Building our future together
Citizen engagement is a two-way process between citizens and decision-makers, and as such, should be pursued through different tools that…
ECAS Highlight of the Week – A Vision for Europe: The European Democracy Action Plan
Though it has a set definition, ‘democracy’ can take on many different meanings for people. To diversify it farther, the…
ECAS Highlight of the Week – Upgrading EU citizenship for better citizen participation
We do not give it much thought, but citizenship has a huge influence on our lives. It goes beyond owning…