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5 years of Okruzenje TV programme, winner of the 2016 European Citizenship Awards

Vladimir SESTOVIC 15.12.2016 Civic Participation

The 5th anniversary of Okruženje took place in a room crowded with journalists and an unanimous appreciation of the sole regional TV programme: this is a project that must continue. Until now, Okruženje was realised with a great number of guests who could witness its development and...

Towards an EU Strategy to Promote Civic Space ?

Vladimir SESTOVIC 01.12.2016 Civic Space

Original article from Civil Society Europe On 16th November, several members of the European Parliament working on civil liberties, human rights and development cooperation and representatives of European CSOs met for a breakfast exchange on shrinking civic space in Europe, at the initiative of Vice President...

Une académie civique sur la démocratie en Europe

Vladimir SESTOVIC 20.10.2016 Non classé

Les 8 et 9 octobre 2016 le monde associatif européen avec des experts du champ académique s’est retrouvé à La Rochelle en France pour discuter de la “Démocratie en Europe et des maillons manquants”. 200 militants de plateformes citoyennes, d’organisations dans le domaine de l’action...

Join us for the first European Civic Academy

Vladimir SESTOVIC 16.09.2016 Civil Dialogue, English

The first European Civic Academy (8-9 October, la Rochelle, France) will look into the complex questions raised by citizens’ disenchantment, practice, and expectation with regard to democracy and in relation to the “democratic deficit” in Europe. The vote for Brexit is the latest illustration of the...

Académie Civique Européenne – 8 et 9 octobre à la Rochelle

Vladimir SESTOVIC 16.09.2016 Forum Civique Européen, Français

Cette première Académie Civique Européenne entend traiter des questions complexes que posent les frustrations, les pratiques et les aspirations des citoyens vis-à-vis de la démocratie, cela dans le cadre du « déficit démocratique » en Europe. Le vote en faveur du « Brexit » est la...

2016 European Citizenship Awards – vote now!

Vladimir SESTOVIC 13.06.2016 Civic Participation

The European Citizenship Awards 2016 are a joint initiative between Volonteurope and the European Civic Forum, two European networks which promote active citizenship and recognition of the importance of social justice to the cohesion of communities across Europe. The Awards celebrate the democratic and civic...

The ECF is looking for an Communication and Advocacy Officer (Internship)

Vladimir SESTOVIC 09.06.2016 Non classé @en

The ECF secretariat is composed of a small but dynamic and multi-task team, responsible for the implementation of the work programme and the day-to-day management of the network. We are currently seeking an intern to assist the secretariat team in the field of policy and...

What makes an active citizen?

Vladimir SESTOVIC 03.06.2016 Civic Participation

What makes an active citizen? Is voting in elections enough? Or does it mean volunteering every week and only buying fair trade fruit? A cursory search reveals that there is no real agreement on what it means to be an active citizen. Volonteurope has teamed up with European Civic Forum to...

LES PROPOSITIONS D’ANIMAFAC POUR LA LOI ÉGALITÉ & CITOYENNETÉ

Vladimir SESTOVIC 03.05.2016 Français, Position

Animafac, membre français du Forum Civique Européen, a tenu à contribuer à la proposition de loi Egalité & Citoyenneté, présentée en avril par le gouvernement français. Autour de 3 enjeux forts du texte que sont la création d'un statut national de responsable associatif-ve étudiant-e, le renforcement...

GONG: Croatian government’s triple attack on autonomous Media, Civil Society and Culture

Vladimir SESTOVIC 02.05.2016 Civic Space, English

ECF member GONG (based in Zagreb) closely follows the situation of government's attacks on civil society, the media and culture in the country. Below is their latest update. Since assuming office on January 22, 2016 the vice-president of the Croatian Government, Tomislav Karamarko, president of HDZ and...

"We need to make the connections between #democracy & social/economic/environmental justice. It is the only way to stop the authoritarian regimes from spreading like mushrooms" - A punchy ending to close #NotWithoutUs #NichtOhneUns & some joint actions ahead for CSOs

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"let's be clear: #Democracy cannot be based on fear, it has to build upon hope, justice & fundamental values. Those not governing under these criteria are autocrats" @vedrandzihic on need to re-frame democracy in #FutureofEurope debate #NotWithoutUs #MakeEuropeGreatForAll pic.twitter.com/1TKrNoCaO5

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"If we do not rapidly move to participatory democracy, we'll end up only making superficial changes & won't really people's aspirations" @daphnepia from @EuroAlter #NotWithoutUs #NichtOhneUns #MakeEuropeGreatforAll pic.twitter.com/G1TALaTj9R

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A Union that doesn't provide same rights for all will fail & feed resentment against" @ulrikeguerot at the last panel of the day #NotWithoutUs #MakeEuropeGreatforAll #NichtOhneUns pic.twitter.com/9lDQ7Sjv40

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Federal Minister Franziska Giffey @BMFSFJ takes upon the claims from the Campaign #MakeEuropeGreatforAll "When I understood what MEGA means, I immediately thought that it's exactly the purpose of #civilsociety: working for all!" #NichtOhneUns #NotWithoutUs pic.twitter.com/fLvNGs5WVn

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News

5 years of Okruzenje TV programme, winner of the 2016 European Citizenship Awards

Towards an EU Strategy to Promote Civic Space ?

Une académie civique sur la démocratie en Europe

Join us for the first European Civic Academy

Académie Civique Européenne – 8 et 9 octobre à la Rochelle

2016 European Citizenship Awards – vote now!

The ECF is looking for an Communication and Advocacy Officer (Internship)

What makes an active citizen?

LES PROPOSITIONS D’ANIMAFAC POUR LA LOI ÉGALITÉ & CITOYENNETÉ

GONG: Croatian government’s triple attack on autonomous Media, Civil Society and Culture

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