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Interview: Baobab Experience to fill an institutional void in the Italian capital

Giada Negri 26.01.2018 Civic Participation, Civic Space, English

We interviewed Valerio Bevacqua for the group of volunteers Baobab Experience in Rome. Rome is the only European capital without a hub for migrants, and the actions of these citizens have prevented more than 60.000 migrants in three years to be left alone on the street....

Public consultation on EU funds in the area of values and mobility

Vladimir SESTOVIC 16.01.2018 Civic Participation, Civil Dialogue, English

To prepare the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework, the Commission has launched an open public consultation on EU funds in the area of values and mobility. The questionnaire related to the consultation can be found by clicking on the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/public-consultation-eu-funds-area-values-and-mobility_en. All citizens and organisations are...

Civil Society Europe et CIVICUS lancent la 2ème enquête sur l’espace civique en Europe

Vladimir SESTOVIC 20.12.2017 Français

Bienvenue à la deuxième édition de l’enquête sur l’Espace Civique en Europe. Civil Society Europe et CIVICUS : l’Alliance Mondiale pour la Participation Citoyenne font équipe pour identifier les principales tendances dans l’espace civique. Notre enquête couvre l'Union européenne, l'EspaceEconomique Européen (Islande, Liechtenstein et Norvège),...

Following the LIBE hearing on Hungary today

Vladimir SESTOVIC 07.12.2017 Civic Space, English

Today, the LIBE Committee of the European parliament organised a public hearing on the situation of fundamental rights and the Rule of Law in Hungary. Sitting in the panel with Judith SARGENTINI and Claude MORAES were also Marta PARDAVI from the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Gábor...

Romania: Bucharest mayor bans public protests on city’s main square

Vladimir SESTOVIC 29.11.2017 Civic Space, English

The Bucharest Mayor’s Office, led by one of the most popular political figures of the governing Social Democratic Party, is taking actions deterring civic protests in front of the Governmental building. Just yesterday, November 28th, The Bucharest local authorities announced they shall organize, for the first...

Polish Women’s Strike – information on the 11.11.2017 events in Warsaw and Wrocław

Vladimir SESTOVIC 13.11.2017 Civic Participation, Civic Space

Neo-nazi Day in Poland: 3 women injured, 9 mauled, spat on and verbally abused in Warsaw by neonazis, 1 injured and 3 mauled in Wrocław, 45 people detained as a “prevention” measure. As Polish government encourages and enables neo-nazi and neo-fascist movements, Polish local authorities...

Voluntary Services in France, Challenges and Tendencies

Vladimir SESTOVIC 24.10.2017 Volunteering

This interview, done by Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement (BBE) with David Lopez, was initially published on BBE's newsletter.David Lopez is the head ofthe International and European Relations in La Ligue de l'Enseignement, an organisation created in 1886 in France and one of the founding members of...

PRIX EUROPEEN DE LA CITOYENNETE 2017: DECOUVREZ LES LAUREATS

Vladimir SESTOVIC 18.10.2017 participation

Organised jointly by the European Civic Forum and Volonteurope, the European Citizenship Awards 2017 promote and give visibility to outstanding and inspiring initiatives and individuals who have put European democratic citizenship into practice, and in so doing have had a positive impact on their communities....

European Citizenship Awards: CHECK OUT THE LAUREATES OF THE 2017 EDITION

Vladimir SESTOVIC 18.10.2017 Civic Participation, English, participation, press release

The ECF is recruiting: 6 month internship in our Brussels office!

Vladimir SESTOVIC 05.10.2017 English

You have recently completed your studies and want to have a first professional experience in Brussels? Join our team and get the opportunity to know more about civil society organisations and the European affairs. Who are we ? The European Civic Forum (ECF) is a transnational...

@KHME from @enablingNGOlaw throuws out a big Q for debate: how can we better use the #EUCharter to protect thevactors who bring its provisions to real life, #CSOs: awareness, partnership, financial support & prevention. #civicspacewatch #CivicPride pic.twitter.com/7Fl2fRiNOI

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At 10th Anniversary of #EUCharter conference, @MichaelCJT highlights the urgency to expand the focus beyond civil & political rights (90% of court cases!) and use the Charter to uphold socio-economic rights. This interlink is key in the daily action of associations! #CivicPride pic.twitter.com/l4nbO8YIRF

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📢 We take pride in improving the lives of our communities, promoting citizens' participation & acting towards access to #FundamentalRights for ALL! On 5 December we are mobilising to show our #CivicPride Join the call now! https://t.co/SeRpH63DSz pic.twitter.com/0RFbyOcaI4

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Former #Wroclaw Mayor Rafal Dutkiewicz opens the #CitiesforEurope conference, warning about resurgence of nationalistic rethoric on both sides of former #Berlin wall, calling EU leaders to reconnect from bottom-up pic.twitter.com/frMCSBJB5a

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🎙️ Civil Society is essential in ensuring an open #CivicSpace in our societies, in making sure that #HumanRights are FOR ALL ! ECF Director at @OHCHR_Europe Conference spoke about the role of civil society #CivicPride https://t.co/CBXibx8Jhy

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News

Interview: Baobab Experience to fill an institutional void in the Italian capital

Public consultation on EU funds in the area of values and mobility

Civil Society Europe et CIVICUS lancent la 2ème enquête sur l’espace civique en Europe

Following the LIBE hearing on Hungary today

Romania: Bucharest mayor bans public protests on city’s main square

Polish Women’s Strike – information on the 11.11.2017 events in Warsaw and Wrocław

Voluntary Services in France, Challenges and Tendencies

PRIX EUROPEEN DE LA CITOYENNETE 2017: DECOUVREZ LES LAUREATS

European Citizenship Awards: CHECK OUT THE LAUREATES OF THE 2017 EDITION

The ECF is recruiting: 6 month internship in our Brussels office!

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