All Digital Democracy Publications
Report: Digital Democracy Day 2021
On 23 November 2021, civil society representatives and policy makers convened to discuss how participatory democracy can help to improve the environment. This event also introduced the DigiDEM project and the crowdsourcing platform that will enable the collection of citizens'…
ECAS’ Takeaways on the ‘State of the Union’
Today, the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen shared her view on the State of the Union in 2021. ECAS followed the speech closely through the lenses of EU Rights and European Democracy. EU Rights - enhanced…
Consultation on digital transformation now open!
Everyone is talking about the Future of Europe. We are working on it! The consultation on digital transformation of the Civil Society Convention for the Future of Europe has just been opened to all Civil Society Organisations in Europe. Are…
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 rules that apply to all. However, in modern representative democracies, the privilege to formulate public policies is usually granted to elected…
Next Level Participation: Citizen-Driven E-Democracy Tools
‘Next Level Participation: Citizen-Driven E-Democracy Tools’, is authored by ECAS’ Participatory Democracy Manager, Flavio Grazian, and Citizen Deliberation Coordinator Hendrik Nahr, for the European Liberal Forum (ELF). Information and communication technology (ICT) constitutes an essential element of people’s daily lives…
Recommendations for a successful and effective Conference on the Future of Europe
The Conference on the Future of Europe, taken up by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presents an important opportunity to strengthen the democratic quality of the discussion on the future of Europe and a possibility to…
Digital Tools, E-voting and a Changing Democracy: Report from Digital Democracy Day 2019
Digital tools are changing democracy as we know it, bringing along new opportunities, advances and challenges. Online platforms and e-voting practices have given access to the political world where it was lacking before, allowing citizens to be better informed and…
#EUTakeTheInitiative | Join us in Vienna, Austria on 13 December 2018 for a full-day conference on the European Citizens’ Initiative and its reform
The #EUTakeTheInitiative Roadshow is heading to Vienna for its final event of the year! On this occasion we are organising a full-day interactive conference on the European Citizens’ Initiative and its reform. We hope to meet many of you interested…
ECAS’ Executive Director at the 2018 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights
On 26 and 27 November, ECAS’ Executive Director, Assya Kavrakova took part in the 2018 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights: Democracy in the EU. The event brought together national and EU policymakers, international organisations, civil society organisations, media and social media representatives, academics…
ECAS’ workshops feature at the We Are Europe Academy
Last weekend, the 2018 edition of the We Are Europe Academy, a training event for civil society activists was held from 9-11 November jointly by ECAS and the Union of European Federalists in Brussels, in the framework of the We are…