The Bucharest Mayor’s Office, led by one of the most popular political figures of the governing Social Democratic Party, is taking actions deterring civic protests in front of the Governmental building. Just yesterday, November 28th, The Bucharest local authorities...
Vladimir SESTOVIC
Polish Women’s Strike – information on the 11.11.2017 events in Warsaw and Wrocław
Neo-nazi Day in Poland: 3 women injured, 9 mauled, spat on and verbally abused in Warsaw by neonazis, 1 injured and 3 mauled in Wrocław, 45 people detained as a “prevention” measure. As Polish government encourages and enables neo-nazi and neo-fascist movements,...
Voluntary Services in France, Challenges and Tendencies
This interview, done by Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement (BBE) with David Lopez, was initially published on BBE's newsletter.David Lopez is the head ofthe International and European Relations in La Ligue de l'Enseignement, an organisation created in 1886...
PRIX EUROPEEN DE LA CITOYENNETE 2017: DECOUVREZ LES LAUREATS
Organised jointly by the European Civic Forum and Volonteurope, the European Citizenship Awards 2017 promote and give visibility to outstanding and inspiring initiatives and individuals who have put European democratic citizenship into practice, and in so doing have...
European Citizenship Awards: CHECK OUT THE LAUREATES OF THE 2017 EDITION
Organised jointly by the European Civic Forum and Volonteurope, the European Citizenship Awards 2017 promote and give visibility to outstanding and inspiring initiatives and individuals who have put European democratic citizenship into practice, and in so doing have...
The ECF is recruiting: 6 month internship in our Brussels office!
You have recently completed your studies and want to have a first professional experience in Brussels? Join our team and get the opportunity to know more about civil society organisations and the European affairs. Who are we ? The European Civic Forum (ECF) is a...
Blame it on the NGOs!
Source: ECF monthly newsletter So here we are again! Two weeks ago, in the EP plenary in Strasbourg, in a vote to the report on Transparency, Accountability and Integrity in EU institutions, a strong majority of MEPs rejected some last minute amendments aimed at...
SOTEU: statement by the European Civic Forum
On Wednesday 13 September, European Commission president Juncker announced what will be the course of Europe until late 2018, in front of the European Parliament. The European Civic Forum paid a special attention to his speech and wanted to contribute to the debates...
European Civic Days: Civil Society Perspectives for a Positive Narrative
The European Civic Days this year brought us to Belgrade, spotting positive examples of civic mobilisations from Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, illustrating the values we share, tapping into their potential for developing counter narratives in a regional...
Survey on the future evolution of organised civil society in the EU
The role of civil society organisations has evolved significantly and will continue to change in the future. Their capacity to contribute to political and societal development will depend on a variety of factors, including funding, technological development and the...











