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European Civic Days: Civil Society Perspectives for a Positive Narrative

Vladimir SESTOVIC 12.07.2017 Civic Participation, Civic Space, English

The European Civic Days this year brought us to Belgrade, spotting positive examples of civic mobilisations from Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, illustrating the values we share, tapping into their potential for developing counter narratives in a regional context where people are particularly...

Survey on the future evolution of organised civil society in the EU

Vladimir SESTOVIC 11.07.2017 Civil Dialogue, English

The role of civil society organisations has evolved significantly and will continue to change in the future. Their capacity to contribute to political and societal development will depend on a variety of factors, including funding, technological development and the increasing role of social media. This survey...

#IStandWithNGOs: how did civil society react to Hungary’s law on NGOs

Vladimir SESTOVIC 07.07.2017 Non classé @en

On 13 June 2017, the Hungarian Parliament adopted a new law on "Transparency of Organisations supported from abroad". Behind these words stands a strong control of the government over civil society organisations, working especially on human rights and Rule of Law. As explained by the European...

Foundation Stefan Batory joins the European Civic Forum!

Vladimir SESTOVIC 06.07.2017 dialogue civil, Forum Civique Européen

The annual General Assembly held last month in Belgrade, Serbia, saw ECF members discussing new applications for membership. The European Civic Forum is happy to welcome the Polish Foundation Stefan Batory, who will no doubt bring in their energy and expertise in advocating for open and...

Foundation Stefan Batory joins the European Civic Forum!

Vladimir SESTOVIC 06.07.2017 dialogue civil, Forum Civique Européen

More than 250 NGOs call for another vision of the Future of Europe

Vladimir SESTOVIC 20.06.2017 Call for action, Civic Participation, English

More than 250 non-government organisations from across Europe have today released an alternative vision for a more democratic, just and sustainable Europe. Intended to influence the debate on the future direction of Europe, this alternative vision is endorsed by organisations representing a multitude of public interest issues,...

Civil Society Europe and CIVICUS re-launch their survey on Civic Space: your voice counts!

Vladimir SESTOVIC 31.05.2017 Civic Space, English

Civil Society Europe and CIVICUS have re-launched their annual survey to map out key trends on civic space in Europe over the last year. Our survey covers the European Union, the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), Switzerland, and the countries candidate to EU accession (Albania, Bosnia...

Civil society development in Poland on the crossroads of political game

Vladimir SESTOVIC 26.05.2017 Civic Space, English

Filip Pazderski, Policy Analyst of the Democracy and Civil Society Programme in the Institute of Public Affairs (PL) and representing his organisation in the Board of the European Civic Forum, gave an interview to Visegrad Insight, an opinion journal led by accomplished editors from the Visegrad Group countries....

Nantes Creative Generation: call for application – Forum 2017

Vladimir SESTOVIC 24.05.2017 Civic Participation, English, participation

The Forum, which takes place every year in the autumn, aims to bring together young people to present their innovative and inspirational projects linked to citizenship. The 2017 Forum will take place in Nantes on 25-28 October. Everywhere in Europe, from Amsterdam to Séville, from Warsaw to...

Nantes Creative Generations: Appel à candidature au Forum 2017

Vladimir SESTOVIC 24.05.2017 Citoyenneté Européenne, participation

Vous avez entre 18 et 30 ans et vous voulez prendre part à 4 jours d’échanges, d’ateliers, de moments festifs et culturels avec plus de 60 participants venus des 4 coins de l’Europe ? Présentez votre projet en vous inscrivant via le formulaire en ligne disponible ci-dessous...

In a very divisive vote over the #RuleofLaw protection yesterday, members of @Europarl_EN adopted a crucial text, which sets conditions to access to EU funds More info in @liliebayer's article ➡️ https://t.co/rfxc0AaUar

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That's our #10yearchallenge. Still, there is a long way ahead 😎 @ Brussels, Belgium https://t.co/j5HX2jcGfW

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That's our #10yearchallenge. And there a long way ahead 😎 https://t.co/5V6P0plMlC

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That's our #10yearchallenge. And there is still a long way ahead 😎 @ Brussels https://t.co/DALIYvtPiJ

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What are the new and old challenges of #civilsociety in Europe? How is civil society changing? How is it pushing back against democratic backsliding? Join us on 11 February in Brussels for the launch of Activizenship #3: https://t.co/r37jyCz9eK pic.twitter.com/cfOGnXhpVk

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News

Survey on the future evolution of organised civil society in the EU

#IStandWithNGOs: how did civil society react to Hungary’s law on NGOs

Foundation Stefan Batory joins the European Civic Forum!

Foundation Stefan Batory joins the European Civic Forum!

More than 250 NGOs call for another vision of the Future of Europe

Civil Society Europe and CIVICUS re-launch their survey on Civic Space: your voice counts!

Civil society development in Poland on the crossroads of political game

Nantes Creative Generation: call for application – Forum 2017

Nantes Creative Generations: Appel à candidature au Forum 2017

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