Yesterday the Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) Committee approved the proposal for the revision of the ECI, but rejected an important amendment on the European Parliament’s commitment in the follow-up process. This […]
Acquiring temporary and permanent residence documents is still a burdensome matter, and a serious obstacle to free movement rights, especially for UK nationals. In France there is no requirement for […]
On 29 and 30 May the annual European Civic Days conference entitled “Citizenship – Participation – Policies: Building Europe from Grassroots Up!” took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event was hosted by […]
Following the ECJ case law of 5 June 2018 ruling the recognition of residence rights for same-sex spouses living in the EU, ECAS encourages the Commission to take this case […]
On 20 June, the Constitutional Affairs Committee (AFCO) of the European Parliament will cast a vote of crucial importance for the future of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). With this […]
As part of the FAIR EU project, the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) is currently looking for 6 legal experts in the field of free movement and political rights based […]
Last week, ECAS featured in the UK Business Insider, quoting information on free movement rights extracted from our 2017 study ‘5 Takeaways on Brexit‘. The infographic reporting citizens’ rights in […]
On 24 and 25 May the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted Civil Society Days 2018: Citizenship, Democracy and Culture in Digitalised Europe, which saw the participation of over 220 civil society […]
The EU Rights in the Spotlight section for this month features two ECJ judgments and an opinion affecting requests for family reunification, enhanced protection against expulsion of EU citizens and […]
Read the ECI Watch here.
We are pleased to announce that the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) Forum is up and running! The ECI Forum is a pilot project, an online collaborative platform operated by a […]
From 29 – 31 May the Citizen Participation Forum will hold the following conference ‘Citizenship – Participation – Policies: Building Europe from Grassroots Up!’ at the Perito club in Sofia, […]