While economic integration in the European Union is progressing, EU members are moving away from each other in social terms. Such a diagnosis was made at the international seminar „The (In)Visible East-West Divide” organised by IPA as part of the ARTUS CEE project....
What citizens say about the EU in Hungary– a non-representative survey
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Initiated and coordinated by European House Budapest Europa Platform Hungary is a grass-root civil initiative open to civil society organisations and citizens interested in the future of Europe. It aims to contribute to the...
ECF condemns breaches of the rule of law on Croatian borders with Bosnia
On Saturday 30 January, four Italian Members of the European Parliament, Pietro Bartolo, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Alessandra Moretti, were prevented by the Croatian police from approaching the Croatian borders with Bosnia where illegal pushbacks on...
Your Voice on the Future of Europe
The Future of Europe is now! As Citizens Take Over Europe we are working to bring together civil society organisations, citizens and residents of Europe with a shared goal: to promote a future for the European people that they can shape together during the upcoming...
The invisible guardians of European dignity (POLITICO OP-ED)
This article was originally published on Poltico.eu ‘Civic actors are not phantoms, we exist, we are a resource for Europe. We call on institutions to recognize and support the work we do and the values we defend’ Anyone who has spent time in those regions of the...
Join the Civil Society Convention on the Future of Europe
Civil Society Europe, the European Coordination body which the ECF is a part of, is launching a Civil Society Convention on the future of Europe. The Conference on the Future of Europe is due to kick off soon. In addition to a decentralised exercise with events at...
EUROPEAN MOVEMENT ITALY: Rule of Law, Spinelli Draft Treaty, Art. 7 TEU and Court of Justice
In its “European Constitution” (the Spinelli Draft Treaty establishing a European Union adopted in February 1984) the European Parliament has proposed that a Member of the Union should respect the Rule of Law and that the only authority having the capacity to judge...
Civic Space Watch report 2020
Stories from the lockdown is out!
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1607512112803{margin-right: 5px !important;margin-left: 5px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="5496" img_size="640x335" alignment="center"][vc_column_text] 2020 has been characterised...
Drifts towards authoritarianism across Europe alert institutions and NGOs
Representatives of the EU institutions and civil society have raised concerns about recent attacks on the right to protest On 3 December 2020, the European Civic Forum, together with the Spanish associations Novact and Iridia, organised a policy debate with...
Democracy International – Europe 2.0: Your future, your turn to design it!
Tuesday is Jam Day! Within the framework of the project European Public Sphere (https://www.publicsphere.eu) Democracy International is currently hosting the online discussion series ‘Europe 2.0’ for Europeans under the age of 27. The Europe Jams are your open space...