On 18 October, 2016, ECAS held its second annual Digital Democracy Day – Will E-Participation Bring Citizens Back to the EU? – exploring the future of e-participation and crowdsourcing, engaging ‘digital […]
On 26 October, the European Parliament set out its position on the 2017 draft budget, demanding more funds to address youth unemployment and the migration crisis. MEPs voted by 446 votes […]
As part of its Digital Democracy Agenda, ECAS has been working over the past year on an analysis of crowdsourcing as a means of enhancing democratic engagement in the EU. Currently, […]
On 25 October, the 2017 Work Programme of the Juncker Commission was presented to the European Parliament. ECAS welcomes the Commission’s commitment to promoting awareness among citizens and companies of […]
On 31 May and 1 June, Barcelona hosted the conference ‘European Citizenship in Challenging Times’ and the annual Civil Dialogue, organised by the European Commission in collaboration with EUROM, the […]
In response to President Juncker’s commitment to enhanced transparency as part of his political priority for a more democratic Europe, the Commission launched in March 2016 a public consultation on […]
ECAS was present at this year’s European Youth Event (EYE) as a group organiser to host a workshop on youth e-participation. The workshop “EU digital toolbox for successful e-participation” took […]
This paper aims to take stock of the key achievements of EU citizenship, almost 25 years after the concept was introduced, but most importantly it aims to identify the pending challenges […]
The ECI Day 2016: Forging Change took place at the Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 20 April 2016 in Brussels. Organised by the EESC in cooperation with several civil […]
On 22 February 2016, ECAS’ Director, Assya Kavrakova, was the keynote speaker at an ECI hearing organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). The hearing marked a turning […]