European Citizen Action Service

ECAS

Mission Empowering citizens in order to create a more inclusive and stronger European Union by: • Promoting and defending citizens’ rights. • Developing and supporting mechanisms to increase citizens and citizen organisations’ democratic participation in, and engagement with, the EU. Vision An inclusive, transparent, citizen-centric and democratic European Union in which citizens’ rights are at the heart of decision making at all levels and in which citizens are informed, consulted and actively participate. Values • Non-partisanship: Free from affiliation with any political party. • Professionalism: Striving for excellence in all aspects of our work. • Empowerment: Enabling citizens to understand and utilise their rights. • Inclusiveness: Ensuring that all EU citizens can fully enjoy their rights. • Innovation: Applying unique and modern solutions.

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Website Transparency Register Profile

ID: 47003483702-10

Lobbying Activity

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions for an EU Civil Society Strategy for a thriving civic space, including on effective engagement and protection of Civil Society Organisations and Human Rights Defenders

4 Sept 2025

Meeting with Ilana Cicurel (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

6 Jun 2023 · Implementation of the CERV programme - Meeting with the Project Coordinator of the European Citizen Action Service

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

24 Apr 2023 · Defence of democracy

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and

17 Mar 2023 · Defence of democracy package

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

25 May 2022 · Initiatives on digitalization

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

18 Jan 2022 · Media policy research

Meeting with Brian Synnott (Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson)

28 Oct 2021 · ECAS presentation of the latest findings of the Horizon 2020 research project 'DEMOS'

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)

30 Aug 2017 · Revision of the European Citizens' Initiative Regulation

Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom)

24 May 2017 · Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

11 Dec 2015 · Passenger name records (PNR) directive