Okotars: Hungarian Parliament postpones vote on law against civil society
We won an important battle: the Hungarian Parliament postponed the vote on its law against independent civil society and media at least until autumn! This incredibly dark-age proposal is off the table - for now. In recent weeks, millions of people have heard about the draft proposal, which was condemned by three-quarters of the population…...
La Ligue de l’enseignement: Lampedusa, Starting Point of the “Ways of Europe” Project – A Journey to the Heart of Europe’s Challenges
A highly symbolic location, Lampedusa embodies Europe’s contemporary challenges, particularly those related to migration and solidarity. It is therefore fitting that this place was chosen as the starting point of the “Ways of Europe” project, led by Arci Solidarietà, the Italian partner of La Ligue de l’enseignement, in collaboration with nine other European organisations. This…...
European Movement Italy: How and why Europe needs a constitutional path
The European Council of 27 June 2024 had invited the European Commission to present by spring 2025 an EU reform plan before the new accessions containing four operational pillars: The rule of law European policies to ensure competitiveness, prosperity, global leadership and strategic autonomy The budget on the basis of a draft MFF to be…...
OFOP: From Warsaw to Europe: Investing in Civil Society, Safeguarding Democracy
Strengthening Internal Capacity: OFOP's Assembly and Sejm Conference On 16 June the Polish Federation of Non-Governmental Organizations (OFOP) co-hosted a pivotal conference in the Polish Parliament titled "Building Capacity and Social Resilience of NGOs." Organized together with the Parliamentary Group on NGOs and Civil Society, the event formed part of OFOP’s General Assembly activities. The…...
The latest from Civic Alliance – Latvia
Civic Alliance – Latvia calls for increased funding for civil society in the state budget The Civic Alliance – Latvia has compiled information on the opportunities for non-governmental organisations to contribute to the development of the state budget. Security and demography are priorities in this year’s Latvian state budget, and ministries are therefore expected to…...
Pour La Solidarité: the social economy in danger: let’s mobilise to defend its future in Europe!
(translation from the original French) Europe's social economy is under serious threat. A month ago, the Directorate-General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) announced the abolition of the unit responsible for the social economy as of 1 May 2025. At the same time, the COSME call for projects dedicated to the…...
Ökotárs Alapítvány: No Country Was Built On Blacklists – joint statement of independent civil society organisations and media outlets
14 May 2025 - The draft law submitted by the ruling party on Tuesday is nothing but an authoritarian attempt to hold on to their power. Its aim is to silence all critical voices and eliminate what remains of Hungarian democracy once and for all. The draft is an attack on remaining independent organisations more…...
European Movement Italy: An innovative partnership between Europe and Africa is needed
On 21 May, the third meeting between the EU foreign ministers coordinated by the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy and the foreign Ministers of the African Union coordinated by the Minister of Angola takes place in Brussels in preparation for the sixth EU-AU summit to be held in…...
La Ligue de L’Enseignement: Say Photography competition in France
Last April, within the framework of the European project SAY – Solidarity is About Youth- a photography competition was organised for students aged 12 and above. This competition allowed for students to express themselves by portraying the values enshrined in this project which are solidarity, social cohesion, involvement through various photographs they took. In France, three different institutions took part in this competition,…...