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...
Vladimir SESTOVIC
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...
Ökotárs Foundation – Step in the wrong direction: merging the Equal Treatment Authority under the Ombudsman’s Office
Merging the Equal Treatment Authority under the Ombudsman’s Office jeopardizes the assertion of the principle of equal treatment. While in the past the Authority has often acted in defence of vulnerable social groups, the current Ombudsman has not taken any steps in...
European House: European dimension in practice
Europa Platform Hungary, an open formation of non-governmental organisations and citizens in Hungary initiated and coordinated by European House Budapest was formed on Europe Day 2020. The Platform aims to contribute to the successful proceedings of the Conference on...
The European Civic Forum warns about rapid deterioration
of civic space and the rule of law in France
French version below Paris, Brussels, 1st December 2020 The European Civic Forum welcomes the mass mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of people that took place on 28 and 29 November in 70 cities across France in defence of civil liberties. The demonstrations...
R-EUCONNECTED: project partners meet physically and online in Castiglione del Lago
The organisation Tempo Scelto, in collaboration with the Municipality of Castiglione del Lago and the University of Perugia, organised a meeting with expert in the field of European Union and European policies. Due to the Covid restrictions only 50 people attended the...
CIVIC SPACE WATCH REPORT 2020
STORIES FROM THE LOCKDOWN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Civic Forum is organising a policy debate on the occasion of the launch of its annual Civic Space Watch report 2020, on Tuesday 8 December (3:00-5:15 p.m. CET). Hosted by MEP Pietro Bartolo, this year’s debate will be...










