ECAS in the News
Citizens’ Corner: ECAS on the Challenges of the ECI
RTBF/EURANET - TIME FOR ECI REVIEW? On 11 October, ECAS’ Director, Assya Kavrakova, and Digital Democracy Manager, Elisa Lironi, took part in a Citizens’ Corner debate organised by Euranet Plus and RTBF at the European Parliament on the challenges facing the…
ECAS is One of Europe’s Top Employers for Interns
LE FIGARO - ECAS is a top employer for interns Interns have rated ECAS as one of Europe’s top employers according to InternsGoPro, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of internships. ECAS features in the list of top 14 employers, achieving an…
ECAS’ Reaction to the State of the Union Speech
On 15 September, our colleague Elisa Lironi was featured as a guest on Euractiv's blog, reacting to President Juncker's State of the Union speech (SOTEU) of 14 September. In his speech, President Juncker emphasised the opportunities offered by the Internet…
Our Director on VoxEurop, on the Impact of the New Security Measures on Citizens
On 29 April our Director published an opinion editorial on VoxEurop on the measures that are being adopted in response to the security threats looming over Europe and their implications for the civil liberties and basic freedoms of EU citizens. She argues that citizens…
EU Rights Clinic’s Lawyer Anthony Valcke on Euronews about Belgian Expulsions
Our EU Rights Clinic’s professor, Anthony Valcke, was featured in Euronews' special report about expulsions of EU citizens from Belgium. The report focuses on an increasing trend of Belgian authorities to withdraw residence permits of EU citizens who lost their job…
Our Digital Democracy Coordinator on RTBF on the ECI
Yesterday our Digital Democracy Coordinator, Elisa Lironi, was shortly interviewed by the French-speaking Belgian public broadcaster RTBF on the links between online community petitions platforms like Avaaz and the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), which allows European citizens to invite the European Commission to…
‘Free Borders is a Privilege We are Losing’ Claims our Director
Our Director, Assya Kavrakova, was recently interviewed by the Danish newspaper Information on the impact of dismantling Schengen. She claims that such an ungly scenario could have long-standing consequences for one of the EU citizens' most cherished rights, namely free movement in Europe.…
Paving the Road to Hell with Good Intentions, by ECAS Director
Europe is experiencing multiple crises. The influx of refugees and the terrorist attacks have created a framework in which core EU rights and freedoms are continuously challenged and major revisions of core EU policies seem possible as long as there…
Abolishing the Schengen is not the Answer
ECAS' director Assya Kavrakova was featured late last week on Euractiv to talk about the potential abolishment of the Schengen Agreeement: "Europe is facing an unprecedented migration crisis nowadays. But instead of resolving it, it is on the verge of…
Assya Kavrakova on GBC TV
Assya Kavrakova, Director of ECAS, was interviewed by the GBC TV last week during a conference in Gibraltar where ECAS spoke on the need to provide citizens with access to information, advice, and active help.