ECAS' Reports
Conference Report: Advancing Citizen-Driven Participation through Digital Tools
How can the impact of citizen-driven e-democracy tools be strengthened throughout Europe? This was the main question that the conference ‘Advancing Citizen-driven Participation through Digital Tools’ aimed to answer. On 25 February 2021, civil society representatives, policy makers, researchers and…
Key Messages from the ‘State of the Union Citizens’ Rights 2021: Moving Together Beyond the Pandemic’ Conference
On 21-22 January 2021, the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) held the third edition of its “State of the Union Citizens’ Rights” event, an annual conference aimed at identifying challenges faced by EU citizens to their right to free movement…
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…