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Missions Publiques interviews Alexandrina Najmowicz:“To rehabilitate European democracy, we must build on the bonds that bring us together”

Missions Publiques interviews Alexandrina Najmowicz:
“To rehabilitate European democracy, we must build on the bonds that bring us together”

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | Feb 17, 2022 | Future of Europe

In an interview for Missions Publiques, CSOs Convention co-chair Alexandrina Najmowicz exposed the role of CSOs in the Conference on the Future of Europe, but also the democratic crisis, which the Conference is only partially addressing. We have reproduced the full...

NGOs urge EU ministers to act decisively on Poland’s rule of law crisis

NGOs urge EU ministers to act decisively on Poland’s rule of law crisis

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | Feb 16, 2022 | Civic Space, Statement

As the EU Council prepares to discuss the rule of law situation in Poland at its upcoming meeting on 22 February 2022, FIDH and other civil society organisations from Poland and across the EU draw EU ministers’ attention to recent, alarming developments, pointing to a...

SPAIN: Gag Law under reform, the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, expression and rule of law at stake – Joint letter

SPAIN: Gag Law under reform, the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, expression and rule of law at stake – Joint letter

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | Feb 11, 2022 | Advocacy, Open letter

In Spain, social movements play a crucial role for democracy and rule of law: they mobilise citizens for environmental and social justice, and for the protection of sexual and reproductive rights. They stand against far-right groups and anti-rights narrative that have...

Òmnium, Irídia and the ANC demand 37 new prosecutions of Spanish Police Officers in the judicial investigation on the police brutality in the 2017 Catalan referendum

Òmnium, Irídia and the ANC demand 37 new prosecutions
of Spanish Police Officers in the judicial investigation
on the police brutality in the 2017 Catalan referendum

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | Feb 9, 2022 | Members' Corner

A new expert investigation from three private accusations identifies more than 450 illegal actions during the 2017 Catalan referendum in Barcelona Barcelona, 22nd January 2022 - Catalan NGO and ECF member Òmnium Cultural, jointly with the also Catalan NGOs Irídia and...

Representation and participation: two faces of a strong democracy

Representation and participation: two faces of a strong democracy

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | Feb 7, 2022 | Future of Europe

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As the third COFOE plenary took place end of January, we want to draw on and amplify some key takeaways from the citizens panels, namely that the EU must change in order to deliver social, economic, environmental and democratic...

ECF responds to the 2022 Commission consultation on rule of law in the EU

ECF responds to the 2022 Commission consultation
on rule of law in the EU

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | Feb 7, 2022 | Advocacy

The European Civic Forum took part in the 2022 European Commission consultation on the state of rule of law in the European Union.   Democracy, fundamental rights, and the rule of law are interlinked  The proper functioning of the rule of law cannot rely only on state...

Quel avenir pour le projet européen?

Quel avenir pour le projet européen?

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | Feb 4, 2022 | Future of Europe, Publications

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Find the original version (in French) here: HL196-Monde-5.-Quel-avenir-pour-le-projet-europeen.pdf (ldh-france.org) Alexandrina Najmowicz est secrétaire générale du Forum civique européen (FCE), réseau composé d’une centaine...

10 Tips for NGOs: How to Affect Content in New EU Directive Projects

10 Tips for NGOs: How to Affect Content in New EU Directive Projects

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | Jan 31, 2022 | Members' Corner

In September 2021, the Providus think tank and the Latvian Civic Alliance, with the support of the European Parliament, held a consultation with members of the European Parliament (EP) on the views of Latvian NGOs and civic activists on the forthcoming European Union...

Open Letter to demand meaningful debate on and written responses to European Citizens’ Panel recommendations

Open Letter to demand meaningful debate on and written responses to European Citizens’ Panel recommendations

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | Jan 14, 2022 | CTOE coalition, Open letter

Dear members of the Executive Board, The Conference on the Future of Europe (hereafter: the Conference) is at a crossroads: either it will turn into an ugly interinstitutional battle happening largely behind closed doors, feeding cynicism about EU and the oft-declared...

ECF express condolences after the passing of David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament

ECF express condolences after the passing of David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | Jan 11, 2022 | Statement

It is with great sorrow that we learned the passing of European Parliament President David Sassoli today. We sincerely regret the loss of a political figure who was always supportive of civil society organisations and eager to dialogue with them. Mr. Sassoli was a...

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