Members’ Corner

Locked away in the Europa Building in Brussels, the twenty-seven Heads of State and Government of the European Union and the European Commission – at a European Council meeting which, according to António Costa’s illusory intentions, was supposed to define the European strategic agenda on finance, defence, enlargement and migration policies, alongside so-called topical issues…...

On 15–16 October, the National Forum of Non-Governmental Initiatives - OFIP - marked a major milestone with the 10th edition. The first OFIP was held in 1996. Since then, Polish civil society organisations and local activists have met every two or three years to assess their activities and to plan for the future. Over the…...

Corruption is a topic that is often present in public debate but rarely explained in a way that is close to young people. It erodes citizens’ trust in institutions, affects the quality of democratic processes and is part of everyday life, yet young people have few opportunities to learn about it. A survey by the…...

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…...