European Movement Italy: Let’s draft the MFF together
On 15 April, the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets voted by a large majority in favour of the interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which is due to come into force on 1 January 2028 provided an agreement is reached between the governments and the European Parliament, following preparatory work that began on…...
Greek Forum of Refugees – From Visibility to Influence: A Next Step Towards Meaningful Participation
The Greek Forum of Refugees (GFR), through the Democracy4All initiative, successfully completed the Better Politics Accelerator 2026, a six-month global programme supporting organisations working to strengthen leadership and meaningful democratic participation. For us, this was not just a training. It was an opportunity to reflect on our journey, to better understand what we have built so far, and…...
European Movement Italy: The unlikely mosaic of European leaders
The Heads of State and government of the 27 members of the European Union, together with the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, parted ways outside the Justus Lipsius Building on the evening of 19 March, agreeing to meet on 23 and 24…...
European Civic Micro-Grants 2026: Introducing the selected projects!
The European Civic Forum (ECF) is constantly working to improve its support to local organisations and movements, especially within its membership. That’s why we established the European Civic Micro-Grants, a re-granting mechanism for member organisations, through its operating grant from the CERV programme. This is an instrument of micro-financial support to civic groups, local initiatives,…...
People.Power.Planet. – Two Days of Action on Democracy & Climate Justice
02.03.2026 18:00 - 03.03.2026 19:00 Location Rue du Fortstraat 351060 BrusselsBelgium Across the world, citizens are stepping forward to shape climate action. They are reclaiming democratic space, challenging…...
Per Esempio ETS goes to Slovakia: Innovative Humour Therapy training under Erasmus+ Adult Education
In January 2026, Per Esempio ETS participated in an international training activity in Žilina within the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme (Adult Education), as part of the project Comic Relief. The five-day in-person seminar brought together 22 participants, including project staff and external youth workers, for an intensive exchange of practices aimed at strengthening responses to youth mental health challenges, with a particular…...
Okotars: New cycle of EEA Civil Soicety Fund
Following years of absence, the new cycle of the EEA Civil Society Fund in Hungary was launched on 11 February. The programme returns to deliver nearly 23 million euro funding to the Hungarian civil society sector in the years ahead. This is the fourth funding cycle of the EEA Civil Society Fund, with a total…...
Greek Forum of Refugees: Neither an accident nor an incident – Another brutal crime in the Aegean
This time we count 15 dead and 24 injured. Children, women, men – including two pregnant women who miscarried. No further “justification” is needed. There is no room for self-deception. And we are not afraid to speak the truth: this is a brutal crime. For us, there is one and only one truth: the one told…...
European Movement Italy: And where is it heading?
by Pier Virgilio Dastoli, European Movement Italy In recent days, the European Union, its institutions and its members have moved, but imperceptibly, because - beyond declarations of principle such as the speeches by Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron in Munich - fragmentation has reigned supreme, as appeared in the scattered order of Europeans around Donald…...