Members’ Corner

A citizens' assembly is a democratic process that brings together a randomly selected, representative group of everyday people to learn about, deliberate on, and make recommendations regarding specific public issues. It is important because it ensures diverse voices are heard, minimizes political bias, and empowers regular citizens to directly influence and shape the policies that…...

Democracy International: Global Forum on Modern Democracy 2026 7–10 October 2026 | Gaborone, Botswana From 7–10 October, the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy will bring together civil society, policymakers, researchers, practitioners and citizens from around the world in Gaborone, Botswana, for four days of exchange on the future of citizen participation and direct democracy.…...

EQUITAS, the European network against Islamophobia, is pleased to announce the launch of the EQUITAS app, a new tool designed to make it easier for victims and witnesses of Islamophobia to report incidents and access support. Through the app, users can report acts of discrimination, insults, threats, violence or other Islamophobic incidents, follow their cases,…...

On 22 November 2023 – that is, more than a year after the end of the Conference on the Future of Europe, which had adopted many…...

Per Esempio in Brussels: solidarity, mobility and youth participation seen from the south From 18 to 24 November, Per Esempio ETS, a civil society organisation based in Palermo, will be in Brussels to bring the experience of Sicily and the wider Mediterranean into the European debate. Two events at the European Parliament will present the…...

In June, we at Civil Society Forum (CSF) launched the Berlin Hub for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), part of our wider #BerlinHub initiative.  We set up the Hub because human rights defenders are facing growing pressure, both in Europe and around the world. Transnational repression is on the rise: governments are reaching across borders to…...

For two days, the area in front of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia became a meeting point for causes, ideas, diverse perspectives, and people who believe that civic participation has the power to change the world around us. The fourth edition of “Democratic Mosaic: A Stage for Civil Society” brought together more than…...

Our organisations are key actors in France, Italy and Spain in the fight for migrants’ rights, in accordance to the provisions of the international treaties that our respective countries have signed. Tomorrow, the Interior Ministers of the member-states of the European Union (EU) are due to have an unscheduled meeting to discuss migration issues. The…...

There is broad consensus amongst the Heads of State and government of the Twenty-Seven, as well as within the European Commission, that the conditions are not in place to open the Pandora’s box of revising the Treaty of Lisbon – signed in the Portuguese capital in December 2007 – before the end of the 2024–2029…...