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ECAS June News Flash – State of the Union Citizens Rights 2019 | Civil Society Days 2019 | Empowering a New Generation of EU Citizens | Populism Beyond the Popular Narratives | #myEUstory
Welcome to the June edition of the ECAS Newsletter! Below is a preview of some of the articles included in this issue: Read the full newsletter here! We wish you a happy and…
EU Rights in the Spotlight – June
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features one European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgments affecting EU citizenship: The German vignette for the use by passenger vehicles of federal roads is contrary to EU law On June 18th, the European…
Voting obstacles, political rights and Brexit: Report from State of the Union Citizens’ Rights 2019
Brexit, the rise of populism and the challenges of online disinformation have all tugged at different citizens’ rights, including those at the core of a European citizenship. Being a key election year, it is important to create chances to have…
EU Rights in the Spotlight – March 2019
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features two European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgments affecting EU citizenship and the area of freedom, security and justice: EU law does not preclude the loss of the nationality of a Member State and,…
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…
Forgotten Societies and the Rise of Populism Across Europe
Study on “Societies Outside Metropolises: The Role of Civil Society Organisations in Facing Populism”, commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee and executed by ECAS, looks to better understand the factors influencing citizens' choices in favour of populism in non-metropolitan areas…
EU Rights in the Spotlight – from December 2018 to February 2019
This EU Rights in the Spotlight section features two ECJ judgments affecting access to family benefits by EU mobile citizens, freedom, security and justice. Under EU law, it is not necessary that a person is employed in a Member…
Workshop on Fostering Awareness, Inclusion and Recognition of EU Mobile Citizens’ Political Rights
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 concrete facilitating measures were introduced. That was the conclusion of…
Webinar on helping EU mobile citizens exercise their political rights
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 Continent's democracy, Belgium has close to the lowest voter…
#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…