Les principaux réseaux européens d’associations se sont réunis pour créer Civil Society Europe, un espace permanent d’échanges horizontaux et une voix forte pour un changement de paradigme, afin de renforcer et promouvoir les valeurs d’égalité, de solidarité, de démocratie et d’inclusion au sein des Etats Membres et des peuples d’Europe.
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 paradigm shift to restore and promote the values of equality,…
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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 other. Indeed, as this Newsletter has developed in the…
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In February, tragedies in the Mediterranean have once again called civil society and institutions to find a solution to the increasing number of migrants risking their life crossing the sea in search of a (better) future. The situation in neighbouring countries failing to stabilise, notably in Libya, desperate migration has reached historical records, with more…
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Decided by Parliament Resolution on 2nd April 2014, under the motto “Our world, our dignity, our future” (article 1), the objectives of the year, as provided in article 2 of the Resolution, will be « a) to inform Union citizens about the Union ‘s and the Member States’ development cooperation, highlighting the results that the…
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ECF met with partners at the Kick-off meeting of Citi-rights project coordinated by European Alternatives and co-funded by the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme of the European Union. Awareness raising and training concerning the right to free movement The project mainly focuses on activities of awareness raising and training concerning the right to free movement,…
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On 18th December 2014, the European Court of Justice delivered its Opinion (2/13) on the compatibility of the Draft agreement on the Union’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights with the Treaties. Eu accession debates This opinion follows the negotiations between the Commission and the Council of Europe. Started in June 2010, they…
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The creation of Civil Society Europe Major European Civil Society Organisations joined in Rome on 16th December 2014 for the creation of Civil Society Europe. Thirty European Networks1 establish a permanent coordination of the organised civil society at EU-level, a place for horizontal dialogue and a strong voice for effective advocacy in favour of policy…
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D’intenses débats au Parlement Européen autour de la désignation des nouveaux commissaires Lors des trois dernières semaines, nous avons été les témoins d’intenses débats au Parlement Européen autour de la désignation des nouveaux commissaires européens. L’équipe de M. Juncker, à quelques exceptions près, a dû faire face à des difficultés sans précédent afin de convaincre…
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La société civile se mobilise à travers l’Europe contre la désignation du Commissaire européen pour l’éducation, la Jeunesse, la Culture et la Citoyenneté Jean-Claude Juncker, le Président-élu de la Commission européenne, a annoncé le 10 septembre la nomination de M. Tibor Navracsics au poste de Commissaire européen pour l’Éducation, la Jeunesse, la Culture et la…
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