European Citizen Action Service

The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS^[1]) is a Brussels-based non-profit organisation that aims to empower the European Union's citizens, by promoting and defending their rights and making it easier for them to participate in deliberations and decision-making of the European Union's political institutions. It is a strong proponent of EU citizen rights and European democracy and is currently headed by its Executive Director Assya Kavrakova.

Further reading

• Kavrakova, A.; Lessenski, M.; Long, E.; Longton, H.; Weber, L.; Westerweel, M.; (2019) Societies outside Metropolises: the role of civil society organisations in facing populism, Commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Diversity Europe Group, carried out by ECAS.
• Nicolaou, A. (2018) Freedom of Movement in the EU: A Look Behind the Curtain, ECAS.
• Lironi, E.; Peta, D. (2017)EU public consultations in the digital age: Enhancing the role of the EESC and civil society organisations , Commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee, carried out by ECAS.
• Traser, J. (2006) European Citizen Action Service (ECAS): Who’s Still Afraid of EU Enlargement?, Brussels: ECAS.