REFIT Recommendation to Improve the ECI Published Today As a member of the Stakeholders’ Group of the REFIT Platform, ECAS submitted an evidence-based opinion calling for a a revision of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) […]
Every year the European Commission issues a scoreboard to assess the governance of the Single Market and its practical implementation on the ground by EU and EEA Member States. This […]
The REFIT Platform was set up by the European Commission in 2015, as part of its Better Regulation agenda, to improve and simplify EU legislation. It brings together in two […]
The European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizen’s Rights and Constitutional Affairs has recently released the study “Internal border controls in the Schengen area: is Schengen crisis-proof?”, which analyses the Schengen area […]
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Today is a historical juncture for Europe. The nightmare feared by many in the past few months has become true. A majority of Britons have voted to leave the European […]
In May 2016 AFCO’s study on the ‘Potential and Challenges of e-Participation in the European Union’ was released. This study was commissioned and supervised by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for […]
On 18 May 2016 ECAS organised the Conference “24 Years of EU Citizenship: What We Stand to Lose”, to discuss the achievements and challenges of EU Citizenship, close to 25 […]
On 8 June 2016 ECAS held its Annual General Assembly, which took place at the Flemish Ministry for Welfare, Health and Family. During the meeting the new members of the […]
In April and June 2016 the European Court of Justice delivered two opinions with implications for the freedom of movement area. The first is opinion by Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard […]
In June 2016 two important steps have been done in order to further support the free movement of people across the EU. On 7 June the European Commission unveiled at […]
On 7 June 2016 the Commission gave its green light to register the new European Citizens’ Initiative “More Than Education”, having concluded that it fulfils the legal admissibility requirements. The […]