The political participation of mobile EU citizens remains limited due to obstacles they face and low political awareness. Their involvement could, however, be enhanced if the obstacles were tackled and […]
Populism can be best described as a complex web of a political approach, appeal, play on fears, promises and tactics. With no single definition, the only clear thing is how […]
On February 21-22nd, CEPS, Europe’s leading independent think tank on EU affairs, held an impressive and high-profile event – the 2019 CEPS Ideas Lab. Taking place in Brussels, it brought […]
DIGITAL DEMOCRACY DAY 2019: HARNESSING THE POTENTIAL OF TECHNOLOGY IN ELECTIONS ECAS is excited to present the focus, speakers and topics of our Digital Democracy Day 2019! Taking place on March […]
More than a third of Brussels’ inhabitants are foreigners with voting rights in their local elections. But despite many of them working within the EU institutions at the heart of […]
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 […]
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 […]
On 20 November, legal experts from the Your Europe Advice service, took part in a Facebook chat on passenger rights in the EU. Last week’s chat on passenger rights reached over […]
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features three ECJ judgments affecting access to social security for posted workers, personal data and Brexit negotiations. A posted worker is covered by […]
This year the YEA Training Seminar took place on 15 and 16 November in Brussels at the European Commission. Around 60 legal experts from all EU Member States attended the […]
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 […]
On 25 September 2018, ECAS held its first annual State of the Union Citizens’ Rights conference: towards the European Elections 2019! The first panel focused on current challenges faced by […]