by Joint letter | 11 September 2024 | Advocacy
11 September 2024 — We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organisations, urgently call upon the newly elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and their respective political groups to actively support the reestablishment of the Anti-racism and...
by Joint letter | 28 June 2024 | Advocacy
The EU Needs To Urgently Protect Civic Space in Hungary The undersigned organisations call on the European Commission and EU Member States to take immediate action to protect civic space in Hungary and express our unwavering support for and solidarity...
by Joint letter | 28 May 2024 | Advocacy
Dear Ms. von der Leyen and Ms. Jourová, As representatives of a coalition of international civil rights groups dedicated to upholding democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights within Europe, we urgently request further action by the European Commission against...
by Iñaki Arrizabalaga | 23 April 2024 | Advocacy, Defence of Democracy
Civil Society Europe has published a new analysis on the Foreign Interference Directive outlining the main concerns of civil society. On 12 December 2023, as part of the Defence of Democracy package, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published a proposal for...
by European Civic Forum, Liberties, ECNL | 04 April 2024 | Artificial Intelligence
In a new analysis, ECF, Liberties and the European Center for Not-for-profit Law assess the AI Act from a civic space and rule of perspective. The unaccountable and opaque use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially by public authorities, can undermine...
by Joint letter | 15 March 2024 | Advocacy
Despite repeated warnings from Civil Society Organisations, EU lawmakers have reached an agreement on the Schengen Borders Code reform which will be voted on in the LIBE Committee next week. The legislative file that has emerged from negotiations between the Belgian...
