ECAS' Reports
Your Europe Advice Witnesses a 46% Increase of Enquiries in 2019, with ‘Social Security’ Being Most Common Legal Topic
In 2019, Your Europe Advice (YEA) legal experts replied to 28,034 enquries recevied from EU citizens and businesses. The amount represents a 46% increase compared to the previous year, with 'Social Security' being the most enquired about legal topic. ECAS has…
Key messages from the ‘Online Disinformation: Finding the silver bullet in the digital world’ conference
The spread of online disinformation is a threat that can deeply affect our society by hampering the ability of citizens to make informed choices, disrupting electoral processes and breaking the integrity of our democratic institutions. Its complexity represents a challenge…
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…
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…