Featured Events

On 22 March, ECF, CIVICUS, and Civil Society Europe hosted this event in Brussels to discuss civic space and the Defence of Democracy package.
On 5-6 December 2022, ECF and Civil Society Europe convened over 100 civil society organisations, institutional representatives and donors in Brussels to co-create a strategic approach for an open civic space.
This September, ECF will host the 6th edition of the European Civic Academy in Brussels.

Lastest Events

L’UNION DES SANS-PAPIERS RECEIVES CIVIC PRIDE AWARD FROM EUROPEAN CIVIC FORUM

  PRESS RELEASE - 13 July 2021 L’UNION DES SANS-PAPIERS RECEIVES CIVIC PRIDE AWARD FROM EUROPEAN CIVIC FORUM Version française Around 500 undocumented people have occupied the Beguinage church and sites at ULB and VUB Brussels universities for over 5 months. Over 430 undocumented people have been on hunger strike since 23 May 2021. Despite…...
10 lessons for the future, after the Covid19 crisis

Discussion on the 10 lessons: “Too many citizens felt in their flesh the need to come up with a new societal model”

On 9th of May 45 organisations and thousands of citizens across Europe called for online and offline events on a day-long kick off, all across Europe. The ECF held a discussion on the Future and the consequences of the Coronavirus-related crisis.  The programme included artistic performances, political debates, interactive conversations and readings to be broadcasted through…...

Follow live the COE seminar on the World NGO day

The Conference of INGOs is celebrating World NGO Day with the holding of a seminar in Brussels on 28 February entitled “From the Past to the Future : A Living Civic Space for a Living Democracy”.  On this occasion, the Conference of INGOs invited ECF Director Alexandrina Najmowicz to speak at a panel on the…...

The European Citizenship Awards are back!

The European Citizenship Awards 2018 is a joint initiative between the European Civic Forum and Volonteurope, two European networks which promote active citizenship and recognition of the importance of social justice to the cohesion of communities across Europe. The Awards celebrate the democratic and civic engagement of individuals, organisations, citizens’ groups and social enterprises.  They…...