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.
The AI Act is intended to be a major legal framework to introduce protections for fundamental rights in a fast developing technology that is already shaping society in all aspects. In the recent votes in the Parliament’s Internal Market (IMCO) and Civil Liberties...
With the elections looming, the institutions are eager to finalise work on the remaining major legislative files.
However, the Defence of Democracy package, originally expected in June, has been delayed following widespread alarm at its proposed foreign interference directive.
The European Commission is set to publish its proposed Defence of Democracy package. In our response to the consultation, we made it clear that the package’s focus on ‘foreign interference’ risks damaging democracy, not defending it. This week, 230 civil society organisations wrote to the European Commission President, calling for the proposed directive on foreign-funded organisations to be scrapped.
2022 was nothing if not an eventful year. As we began to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, we were met immediately by another crisis: war came once again to our continent. At the time, we condemned the invasion of Ukraine and expressed our solidarity with the...
230 civil society organisations have come together to express concern and opposition to a proposed ‘foreign interference’ directive which would create a register of foreign funded organisations. This legislation could have unintended negative consequences, hindering...
The latest edition of our annual civic space report, “Fighting for democratic empowerment and resilience”, was released earlier this month. The report demonstrates that, while civil society remains the bedrock of democracy, civic freedoms are under pressure across Europe.
Civil society is a cornerstone of democracy. But across the EU, NGOs are under pressure. In our Civic Space Report 2023, we explain why to create resilient democracies, we must empower civil society.