ECAS in the News
EU Rights Clinic Petition for More Citizens’ Rights Protection Features in Media Outlets
On 9 July the EU Rights Clinic, ECAS and 80 signatories submitted a petition calling the European Parliament to immediate action, to address specific gaps and omissions still featuring in the draft Withdrawal Agreement, concerning the protection of some categories…
Your Europe Advice To be Included in Digital Single Gateway
In agreement with the European Parliament, the Bulgarian Presidency has agreed to set up a Digital Single Gateway, a user-friendly, multilingual database containing all services for citizens and businesses at EU level. The article issued by Sofia News Agency mentions…
UK and EU Citizens Still Struggle to Obtain Residence Documents in France
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 EU nationals to register for a residence card. French law…
ECAS’ Brexit Takeaways Continue to Feature in Media Outlets
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 EU relations (designed by Margherita Gagliardi), originally featured in Europe…
EU Rights Clinic’s Complaint Against Sweden Features in Media Outlets
On 14 November, The EU Rights Clinic submitted a complaint to the European Commission against Sweden for the refusal of the Swedish tax authorities to issue a personal identification number – ‘personnummer’ – to EU citizens and their family members…
Network in Focus 2017: Key Concerns of Citizens Affected By Brexit
ECAS has featured in the European Network of Ombudsmen's annual 'Network in Focus' magazine, published on 9 November 2017. Following the presentation of the results of the survey 'What Do Citizens Want From Brexit?' at the European Network of Ombudsmen conference…
Digital Democracy Could Engage Citizens in Europe – ECAS’ Director in Europe’s World
On 2 October, Europe's World featured an article by ECAS' Director Assya Kavrakova on democracy in the digital age and the potential role digital technologies can play in enhancing citizen participation and youth engagement at EU level. In her contribution, she introduced a…
A ‘Citizen Scenario’ for the Future of Europe – ECAS Opinion in EU Observer
On 13 September, ECAS' response to President Juncker's State of the Union address featured in EU Observer, setting out the need for a 'citizen scenario' for the future of Europe. In his address, President Juncker outlined his own "scenario six",…
“One Issue That Could Break the Brexit Talks” – ECAS in The Atlantic
ECAS appeared in The Atlantic on July 17, in an article on the issue of citizens' rights "looming" over the Brexit talks. Senior Manager, Programmes and Fundraising, Kenan Hadzimusic, told The Atlantic that a lack of clarity about how citizens'…
Your Europe Advice Legal Expert on BBC News
On 26 June, Your Europe Advice legal expert Dr Anthony Valcke appeared on BBC News to give an expert opinion on the UK's offer to EU citizens in the UK post-Brexit. On how the UK's offer compares to the EU's…