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2015 European Civic Days

Vladimir SESTOVIC 22.10.2015

European Civic Days are back in Strasbourg on October 22nd-23rd 2015! Since La Rochelle in 2008, the ECF is organising its “European Civic Days”, high visibility events in the framework of the rotating EU Presidencies, providing space for stimulating, open and critical debates between civic, academic...

European democratic citizenship Awards: Laureates announced

Vladimir SESTOVIC 12.10.2015 Civic Participation, English

The European Civic Forum launched the European Democratic Citizenship Award in 2014, with the aim to promote citizens’ engagement, and reward outstanding initiatives and civic actors whose day-to-day struggles give real substance to European values, create ownership of the public space and improve the lives...

Civil Society Europe: Call to EU leaders for refugees welcome

Vladimir SESTOVIC 09.10.2015 espace public

Europe is no stranger to conflict, war and famine and in the recent and distant past huge numbers of its inhabitants have had to flee their homes seeking safety. Today, hundreds of thousands of people see Europe as a refuge as they flee war and...

“Is Brussels the new Washington, D.C.?” 11.05.2015 @ Brussels, Belgium

lecubevert 01.10.2015

"Is Brussels the new Washington, D.C.?" Brussels is fast becoming the second most important lobbying hub in the world, after Washington, D.C.. Lobbying obviously plays an important role in functioning democracies. High ethical standards and pro-active transparency about lobbying are, however, key for citizens’ trust in...

The European Democratic Citizenship Awards are back

Vladimir SESTOVIC 15.09.2015 Non classé @en

In view of its tenth anniversary in 2015, the European Civic Forum launched the European Democratic Citizenship Awards, aimed at promoting citizens’ engagement. The 2015 edition will take place in the light of the 10thanniversary activities, in October in Strasbourg. Since 2014, these Awards are rewarding...

With Greece, we say YES to democracy and social justice!

Vladimir SESTOVIC 02.07.2015 Uncategorized

During the last decade, popular trust in the European project is going records low, alongside decrease in living standards and raising poverty for large swaths of the population. The institutional responses to the financial and then economic crisis The institutional responses to the financial and then economic...

Democracy at risk in Portugal

Vladimir SESTOVIC 07.05.2015 Uncategorized

We now count five years of austerity, which the Portuguese population had to survive. Today, we therefore live a violent social regression, the largest in the history of our young democracy: 28% of the population lives in poverty and 41% in severe material deprivation (source:...

Do the Gov’t and High Administrative Court understand the right of access to information?

Vladimir SESTOVIC 07.05.2015 Uncategorized

After the High Administrative Court had allowed the Croatian Government to continue hiding the amount that was paid to American law firm Patton Boggs LLP for the defense of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač in the appellate procedure before the International Tribunal in the Hague,...

Press Conference Civil Society Europe

Vladimir SESTOVIC 27.02.2015 press release

On 3rd February 2015, major European networks of associations got together for a press conference at the EU Parliament in Brussels, joining forces to create Civil Society Europe. This new platform aims at becoming a permanent space for horizontal exchanges and a strong voice for...

TTIP Update

Vladimir SESTOVIC 27.02.2015 Non classé @en

To pass or not pass? To pass or not pass? That is the great question hanging over the Transatlatic Trade Agreements (TTIP), between the EU and the USA on the one hand, and the already agreed yet contested one between Canada and the EU on the...

[#Croatian] #MEGA kampanja Stvorimo bolju Europu za sve! @GONG_hr zajedno sa ostalim clanicama ECF-a, žele osigurati da su procesi demokratski, te da se u njih uključe svi iz #Europe. Pridružite nam se 10.12 za #NoDayWithoutUs https://t.co/dn3NZZ9KEm

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A #crowdfunding campaign was launched in the #UK to support @bbw1984 in their fight against facial recognition by @metpoliceuk! Support them too, pledge now for their campaign! #security #civilliberties https://t.co/Ek2E3zXFc4

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@enablingNGOlaw @gilbertcathal @CIVICUSalliance @EuCivilsociety @OHCHR_Europe @LawOfProtest @anrurka @OssRepressione @abuondiritto https://t.co/6swHCBtUtV

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After Transport Minister @DaniloToninelli dodged protesters of #RestiamoUmani who were pacifically demonstrating against migrants policy of the gvt, police first starved them, then kicked them off. https://t.co/pbFUb3Mgxt #CivicSpaceWatch pic.twitter.com/6WPr0TjO1Q

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#CarnivalofResistance The use of facial recognition limits freedom of assembly https://t.co/HciNpFWGuE @policemonitor @CIVICUSalliance @EuCivilsociety @enablingNGOlaw @LawOfProtest https://t.co/ftzbCwEAhX

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News

2015 European Civic Days

European democratic citizenship Awards: Laureates announced

Civil Society Europe: Call to EU leaders for refugees welcome

“Is Brussels the new Washington, D.C.?” 11.05.2015 @ Brussels, Belgium

The European Democratic Citizenship Awards are back

With Greece, we say YES to democracy and social justice!

Democracy at risk in Portugal

Do the Gov’t and High Administrative Court understand the right of access to information?

Press Conference Civil Society Europe

TTIP Update

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