Apply for the European Civic Micro-Grants 2024! (only for member organisations)
The European Civic Micro-Grants are an instrument of micro-financial support to civic groups, local initiatives, and movements in the European Union. The aim is to provide a flexible response and to strengthen capacity of organisations in responding to societal and political challenges, but also to build and sustain constituencies and engage in European network building and policies. Through its operating grant from the EU’s CERV programme, the European Civic Forum has established this granting mechanism for its member organisations, launched in 2023, and now available for 2024.
CSOs would help, but the government does not count on them in the Recovery Plan either – rapid analysis
Civil society organizations cooperating in the Civilisation coalition published an open letter in February addressed to dr. Szabolcs Ágostházy, the State Secretary for EU Development Programs, objecting to the lack of dialogue and meaningful civic participation in the development of plans for the use of EU funds expected in the coming years. Although we have…...
European House Budapest: join the In-Between initiative
What is the idea? Civil society organisations from the four macro-regions (Baltic, Danube, Adriatic-Ionian and the Alpine regions) will combine their efforts to contribute to the discussions of the Conference on the future of Europe (CoFE). The CoFE is a major new initiative of the three main EU institutions: the European Parliament, the Council and…...
Civic Alliance research on the sector of civil society organisations in Latvia
Civic Alliance – Latvia has published “Research on the sector of civil society organisations in Latvia 2020-2024: Problems and solutions for classification of Latvian association and foundations”. The aim of the study is to gather factual information on civil society organisations by analysing basic data and developing recommendations, as well as analysing existing classification…...
The importance of evaluation: capacity-building webinar
Impact and evaluation are more important than ever. With changes to funding and the civil society landscape, NGOs are having to adapt and show how their projects are successful in communities. Impact is more than counting how many people have engaged in a project. It is about the quality of those interactions and what sustainable changes have…...
Shadow Report project: European CSO cooperation for the successful implementation of the EU macro-regional strategies
The EU macro-regional strategy is a relatively new policy-making framework covering the Baltic Sea, the Danube, the Adriatic-Ionian and Alpine regions. It serves as an interface between EU and local level policy developments. The European Commission prepares biennial reports on the implemetation of macro-regional strategies. The latest one covers the 2018-2020 period and has all the characteristic…...
Event: Decode the truth on the European Union
Event: Decode the truth on the European Union Date: Thursday 11 March 15h - 17h Address: 16 Allée des Bosquets, 93340, Le Raincy Description: Le projet R-EU-Connected est un dispositif d’éducation à la citoyenneté européenne par des vecteurs artistiques, ludiques et éducatifs à destination des élèves et des enseignants. Ce dispositif propose deux parcours aux élèves du…...
Quo vadis? The role of civil society in East and Central Europe
On the occasion of #WorldNGODay, New Europeans invites you to join an international conference on The Role of Civil Society in East and Central Europe. The conference will be livestreamed from FB NewEuropeansNews All times CET. "Civil society organisations challenge injustice, oppression and brutality all over the world. The tremendous work of NGOs around the world is needed…...
Le Mouvement Associatif: Opinion on the BILL CONFIRMING REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES
The bill provides for the introduction of a "republican commitment contract" to be imposed on associations receiving subsidies and an extension of the responsibility of volunteer leaders to the actions of the association's members. These measures, taken in response to the deviant actions of a tiny minority of associations, will apply to all of them,…...
Italy: statement on the Conference on the Future of Europe
The European Movement in Italy: - Supports the necessity of an urgent start of the Conference on the future of the Europe in order to open the way of a deep reform of the European Union - Shares the idea that the Conference – as a public and democratic space to assure a constant dialogue between the…...