ECAS' Reports
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…
ECAS’ Executive Director at the 2018 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights
On 26 and 27 November, ECAS’ Executive Director, Assya Kavrakova took part in the 2018 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights: Democracy in the EU. The event brought together national and EU policymakers, international organisations, civil society organisations, media and social media representatives, academics…
Your Europe Advice Annual Training Seminar 2018
This year the YEA Training Seminar took place on 15 and 16 November in Brussels at the European Commission. Around 60 legal experts from all EU Member States attended the training, during which they were informed of the latest developments…
ECAS’ workshops feature at the We Are Europe Academy
Last weekend, the 2018 edition of the We Are Europe Academy, a training event for civil society activists was held from 9-11 November jointly by ECAS and the Union of European Federalists in Brussels, in the framework of the We are…
State of the Union Citizens’ Rights: Towards the European Elections 2019 – Event report
On 25 September 2018, ECAS held its first annual State of the Union Citizens' Rights conference: towards the European Elections 2019! The first panel focused on current challenges faced by EU citizens with regard to their rights’ enforcement, and the…
Event Report – Digital Democracy Day 2018
On 27 February 2018, ECAS held its fourth annual Digital Democracy Day - Crowdsourcing EU Legislation: Taking Decisions With EU Citizens and Not For Them! Digital Democracy Day 2018 was organized in the framework of the EUCROWD project, under the Europe for…
Obstacles to Political Rights of EU Citizens – Survey Report
What are the main drivers and obstacles to the political participation of mobile EU citizens in their host country and how could participation levels be improved? As part of the One-stop-shops for the political participation of mobile EU citizens project, the European…
Youth Mobility and Erasmus+ – Live Chat with Lloyd Huitson
On 27 November, as part of the DEEP-linking Youth project, ECAS and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) held a live chat with Lloyd Huitson, Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG Education and Culture. The Facebook chat was organised in order to…
Event Report – Digital Democracy Day 2017
On 17 October 2017, ECAS held its third annual Digital Democracy Day - Rejuvenating Europe: Opportunities in the Digital World – focusing on identifying the most common challenges to youth participation in European policy-making and proposing several concrete solutions to…
Event Report – Beyond Fake News: A Workshop on Media Literacy and Fact Checking
On 26 September 2017, ECAS hosted a workshop by the European Association of Viewers' Interests (EAVI) on the fake news, media literacy and shifting media landscape. Paolo Celot, Secretary General of EAVI, opened the workshop by introducing the concepts of…