On 19-20 September, 100 activists, civic actors and academics gathered at the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies for the sixth edition of the European Civic Academy. This year, the discussions focused on the theme “Building collective...
Jean-Marc Roirant has stepped down after nearly two decades at the helm of the ECF. At the General Assembly in Brussels, members voted to elect Vera Mora as Co-President alongside Raffaella Bolini, as well as voting in new members to the Board and the Steering...
Liberties, ECF, ECNL and 60+ other CSOs call on EU lawmakers to pass an AI Act with robust safeguards for fundamental rights and the rule of law.
Civil society calls on the EU to draw limits on surveillance technology
in the Artificial Intelligence Act.
On 5 July 2023, the European Commission published its fourth annual report reviewing the Rule of Law infrastructure and developments in 27 Member States in 2022.
This statement was originally published by EDRi on 12/07/2023 A civil society statement on fundamental rights in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act As European Union institutions begin trilogue negotiations, civil society calls on EU institutions to ensure the...
In today’s AI Act vote, MEPs failed to protect society at large, not to mention vulnerable groups like migrants and refugees, and voted against measures to introduce proper complaints and representation systems for human rights violations.
Over 110 representatives of civil society organisations have signed a joint letter, calling on the European Commission to restore details of its officials in the EU Whoiswho register. The letter, adressed to Commissioners Johannes Hahn and Vera Jourová, points out...
With the elections looming, the institutions are eager to finalise work on the remaining major legislative files of this term.
However, the Defence of Democracy package, originally expected in June, has been delayed, following widespread alarm at its proposed foreign interference directive. The Commission has agreed to civil society’s demand for a full impact assessment.
Ahead of the 2023 EU elections, a broad coalition of civil society organisations led by Civil Society Europe and Social Platform have launched the Civil Society for EU campaign for better civic space and civil dialogue all over Europe.