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.
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,…...
Ligue de L’Engseignement: JUST4ALL – Ecological Transition and Social Justice: The Perspective of Education
JUST4ALL is a European project coordinated by SOLIDAR, European partner of La Ligue de l’enseignement, in collaboration with three other organisations: AONTAS (Ireland), ABF (Sweden), and ICAR (Cyprus). Its goal is to support and promote an ecological transition that is both just and inclusive, using adult education as the main driving force. Stemming from an…...
European Movement Italy: If European foreign policy frees us from fears and needs
On the role of the European Union as an international actor, much has been written even recently where the (apparent) economic strength, the unquestionable political weakness and the dramatic military inconsistency have most often been emphasised, as Mario Draghi, Enrico Letta and Sauli Niinistö have done in their three reports that focus more on diagnoses…...
Greek Forum of Refugees: Joint Statement: Neither an accident nor an incident – A brutal crime in the Aegean Sea
The Greek Forum of Refugees (GFR) and the RISE Network (Refugees Ideas and Solutions for Europe) express their outrage, profound concern, and deep sorrow over yet another brutal crime against refugees in the Aegean Sea. On December 20, 2024, near Rhodes Island, the Hellenic Coast Guard deliberately rammed a boat carrying 27 refugees, including women and children, leaving eight dead, three of whom were decapitated…...
Collective Leadership Institute: Invitation Transformation Literacy Conference 2025 – Empowering Metrics and Enlivening Narratives for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
International collaboration is facing challenging times. Metrics that foster resource extraction instead of regeneration and narratives that highlight dominance and glorify past achievements instead of partnerships and future possibilities are still commonplace in many areas. As a result of the obvious gap between what is needed for people and planet, and what is done, polarization…...