ECAS in the News
“The situation of citizens’ rights in Europe has deteriorated since 2015” – said our Director in recent interview
Executive Director at ECAS, Assya Kavrakova was interviewed by Europe Street News on the state of EU citizenship, current threats to freedom of movement, and the relationship between EU citizenship and free movement. Ms. Kavrakova stated "Free movement, or the…
ECAS reacts to Juncker’s State of The Union on EU Observer: ‘Big on Big Things, Small on Small Things’ – How About Citizens?
ECAS' reaction to Commission President Juncker’s State of the Union speech of 12 September featured in an opinion article on EU Observer, published today. In his speech, President Juncker emphasized the EU's priority to be a strong global actor, the…
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",…