In this second episode, ECAS’ EU Rights Manager Claire Morot-Sir interviews Bertrand Wert, a French citizen who chose to run as a candidate in a Belgian municipality. However, he originally comes from another EU Member State. Are EU mobile citizens aware of their right to vote and stand as candidates in municipal and European elections? Bertrand explains what remains to be done to raise awareness of EU political rights and encourage all EU mobile citizens to participate in the political landscape of the country where they reside.

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This podcast is produced with the support of the European Commission's Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme.

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In this first episode, ECAS Communications Manager Marta Azevedo Silva sits down with Dr. Giovanni Allegretti and Dr. Gianluca Sgueo to explore the advantages and challenges of digital democracy. Does digital democracy have a promising future? Or rather, a dystopian one? Our experts delve into this and reflect on how digital technology has and will impact democracy.

For more information about this project, visit our website: https://ecas.org/projects/ecas-podcast/

This podcast is produced with the support of the European Commission's Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.