Description of organisation

The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) is an international non-profit organization, based in Brussels with a pan-European membership and 22 years of experience. It provides services to a network of over 140 civil society organizations and citizens on EU citizens’ rights enforcement and civic participation in the EU decision-making process. ECAS strategic plan for the period 2014-2017 is organized along 3 thematic pillars:

- Pillar 1: "EU Resource Centre Services", aiming at strengthening European citizenship and free movement rights' enforcement and at enhancing civic participation in EU decision-making by providing quality services to both CSOs and citizens;

- Pillar 2: "Open EU decision-making", aiming at engaging EU citizens in decision-making by making it more transparent and by bringing the EU closer to citizens;

- Pillar 3: "Engaging the unengaged", aiming at developing new approaches to reach out to and engage Central and Eastern European Member States, Citizens and Youth.