CAI members organisations and the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) are currently carrying out the project “Cascade Europe” aiming to convene the European Forum of Citizens’ Advice Services. Such a Forum would enable an evaluation of the state of play in the exercise of the European citizenship rights and advice that can be provided in this field. By enabling the exchange of information and good practices, informal learning and networking, the Forum will enable to upgrade the knowledge and skills of the citizens’ advice professionals and thus benefit the advice service users – citizens across Europe.
   

The European Forum will bring about 180 participants from across Europe. These people, professionals in the field of legal advice for the citizens, “interested general public” as well as the decision-makers will have an opportunity to share their experience, good practices and make recommendations for the better application of the rights related to the European citizenship. It would be already 6th such a Forum (see the list of previous Forum in Annex 11) and it would therefore build on an accumulation of knowledge and experience which has been of benefit both to citizens’ advice services, its clients as well as the national and EU Institutions. 
   
The Forum will be preceded by a background discussion paper focused on the rich expertise of the activities of citizens’ advice services and also three other publications that will place the European citizenship in its broader understanding. It will be concluded by the Final Report that will contain a series of practical and political recommendations. The whole project should make a lasting impact on its target groups: citizens’ advice professionals, their clients – European citizens and the decision-makers.


This project “Cascade Europe” aims to convene the European Forum of Citizens’ Advice Services. Such a Forum would enable an evaluation of the state of play in the exercise of the European citizenship rights and advice that can be provided in this field. By enabling the exchange of information and good practices, informal learning and networking, the Forum will enable to upgrade the knowledge and skills of the citizens’ advice professionals and thus benefit the advice service users – citizens across Europe.

A distinct section of this website will be soon fully dedicated to the Forum to come. Visit us again in October and register for this event.

This project has been made possible due to a grant offered by the European Commission through the program "Europe for citizens: Promotion of Active European Citizenship” - Support for projects initiated by civil society organizations, Action 2 “Active civil society in Europe”.

Contact person: Ewelina Daniel, ECAS, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it