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New report documents continued decline in civic freedoms across Europe, with Brussels playing an ever-greater role
Unfounded attacks on NGO funding growing in EU, national parliaments Civil society increasingly cast as “foreign agents” New anti-protest legislation proposed in 7 EU countries Civil society continued to come under attack in 2025, with EU policies now playing a key role, according to a leading European NGO. The report, written by the European Civic Forum…...
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Unfounded attacks on NGO funding growing in EU, national parliaments Civil society increasingly cast as “foreign agents” New anti-protest legislation proposed in 7 EU countries Civil society...
What just happened in Hungary?
Welcome to the latest ECF newsletter! In this edition: We hear from ECF Co-President Veronika Móra about the monumental election results in Hungary. Plus,…...
Stefan Batory Foundation: Foresight on Civil Society in Poland 2036
The Concept Civil society in Poland is at a turning point. After years of operating under the pressure of various crises and within a funding system ill-suited to its needs—one that relies on public...
REGISTER NOW: The new Brussels effect – Why the EU increasingly shapes the space for civil
Join us on 13 May for the launch of the European Civic Forum’s annual Civic Space Report at a cross-party event in the European Parliament! [ba_dual_button…...
Ligue de l’enseignement: Franco-German Meeting and Cooperation: A Look Back at the Partners’
Co-organized by BKJ (the German Federation for Cultural Education for Children and Young People) and La Ligue de l’enseignement, this meeting was aimed at German community stakeholders as well as...
Ligue de l’enseignement: Ways of Europe Meeting in Barcelona: How Can We Tackle
After two years of project, the final transnational meeting between participants of the Ways of Europe project took place in Barcelona from 17 to 19 March 2026. Coordinated by ARCI Solidarieta, the...
Ligue de l’enseignement: Welcoming a Group of Norwegian Teachers and Pedagogical Exchanges
On 18 and 19 March 2026, around ten Norwegian teachers working with adult migrants or adults with no formal education were welcomed in Paris. This mobility was organized with the Erasmus+...
Collective Leadership Institute: Are we up for bringing peacebuilding concepts to a world that
Guided by this question, more than 100 changemakers from different continents and sectors met online on 22 April for the 5th Transformation Literacy Conference. This flagship event from the Collective...
Million Moments for Democracy launches signatory appeal in support of public service media and
60,000 signatures in just a few hours! Million Moments for Democracy has launched a signatory appeal in support of public service media and is planning a protest march. On Tuesday evening, 21 April...