ECAS' Reports
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…
Event Report – Workshop: New technologies and transition: What role for civil society in a future of e-democracy?
At the 2017 Civil Society Days on 27 June, ECAS hosted a workshop exploring the potential of e-democracy to contribute to a more open and inclusive form of policy-making and the role that civil society can play in a future…
Event Report – Brexit and Citizens’ Rights: Where Do We Go From Here?
Almost a year on from the EU referendum in the UK, it is still unclear what will happen to the rights of the estimated 3.2 million Europeans living in the UK and the 1.2 million Britons living elsewhere in Europe.…
Press Release: What Do Citizens Want From Brexit? – Free Movement, Healthcare and Non-Discrimination
Restrictions to the right of free movement are the biggest concern for both EU and UK citizens, who value the right to live and work in another EU Member State above all other EU rights, according to the findings of…
Event Report – Free Movement of Persons in the EU: A Loved and Feared Reality
In the 60 years since the concept of free movement of persons was first established in the Treaty of Rome, it has evolved to become the cornerstone of EU citizenship, granting EU citizens the right to move and reside freely…
Event Report: Brexit and Citizens’ Rights: The Case of Gibraltar
As a special British overseas territory sharing a land border with an EU country, Gibraltar’s economy and people are expected to suffer significantly from Brexit, in spite of the fact that its population of 32,000 inhabitants voted overwhelmingly to stay…
