Featured Events
WEBINAR: Early Warning and Alert System
Join us on 10 April for a webinar to explore how the EWAS contributes to protecting civic space and democratic values across Europe.
The seventh European Civic Academy took place on 14 November in Barcelona, as part of Novact's Noviolence Factory.
On 7 November, we hosted the final event of the chARTer project in the European Parliament!
Lastest Events
European Civic Academy at the Nonviolence Factory & the Unsilence Forum in Barcelona
In mid-November, ECF co-organised two important Euro-Mediterranean civil society gatherings in Barcelona, bringing together hundreds of leading activists, human rights defenders, and civil society organisations working on human rights, peace, justice, democracy, and anti-authoritarianism. The Nonviolence Factory (12-14 November), now in its third edition, convened representatives from social movements and communities under threat from across…...
ECF launches Civic Space Report 2025 at European Parliament policy roundtable
On 4 June, the European Civic Forum (ECF) launched its annual flagship Civic Space Report at a cross-party event in the European Parliament on 4 June 2025. The event brought together 25 civil society organisation representatives and Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) from across Europe, Brussels-based networks and policymakers from the EU Institutions. The event, co-hosted…...
Polish Civil EU presidency: strengthening democracy and the Rule of Law in Europe in the face of polycrises
On 17 June, the European Civic Forum hosted its annual policy debate, in cooperation with the National Federation of Polish NGOs (OFOP), and the Stefan Batory Foundation. The conference, which took place in Warsaw, was titled “Strengthening democracy and the Rule of Law in Europe in the face of polycrises: Polish EU civil presidency”, and…...
ECF celebrates 20th anniversary at general assembly in Warsaw
On 17-18 June, ECF members and staff gathered in Warsaw for our Annual General Assembly. This year’s AGA was particularly special as in 2025, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary as a network. Back in late 2005, representatives of associations and NGOs from across the continent gathered at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg to…...
EVENT: Strengthening democracy and the rule of law in Europe in the face of polycrises
Today, Europe is grappling with complex and interconnected crises, including climate change, growing economic precarity, and an increased sense of insecurity following the Russian…...
Webinar: Early Warning and Alert System as part of civic space protection in Europe
10 April at 11:00-12:30 CET Organised by ECF and ECNL within the MACS project Across Europe, civic space is under increasing pressure. Fundamental rights such as the freedoms of association, peaceful assembly, and expression are being challenged by repressive trends and authoritarianism. Civil society across Europe has long advocated for mechanisms that detect and…...
Register now: Webinar – Micro-Grants in Action – Results and qualitative reporting from the European Civic Micro-Grants 2024 Projects
On 10 December, from 11:00 to 13:30 CET, join us for a webinar presenting the qualitative impact of the projects funded this year by…...
Register now: How do we uphold the Charter of Fundamental Rights?
Nyt Europa and the European Civic Forum are pleased to invite you to a high-level conference focused on the state of fundamental rights and the…...
ECF co-organises roundtable on a protection mechanism
On 18 and 19 April, ECF and an informal coalition of civil society organisations hosted by Civil Society Europe, including our members Nyt Europe, CNVOS, Batory Foundation and FDSC hosted a roundtable on a protection mechanism for human rights defenders and CSOs in Europe. The event took place in the context of the European elections and…...