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At a distance, united as never before

Vladimir SESTOVIC 16.03.2020 Call for action, press release

Version française ci-dessousDear members, We are all living an unexpected and astonishing situation The whole planet faces the same emergency, and Europe has become, after China, the centre of the Covid-19 dissemination. All institutions, governments, communities, all of us are asked to act responsibly as individuals and as...

Follow live the COE seminar on the World NGO day

Vladimir SESTOVIC 25.02.2020 Civic Space, Events

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...

Launch of Active Citizens Fund – National programme in Poland

Giorgia 21.02.2020 Members' Corner

By Stefan Batory Foundation A consortium of the Stefan Batory Foundation (leader), the “Shipyard” Centre for Social Innovation and Research Foundation and the Academia of Civic Organisations Foundation issues the first call for thematic projects in the Active Citizens Fund – National, financed from the EEA...

Hungarian civil society in action – The „Have your say!” project | Public debate in the making in Hungary

Giorgia 19.02.2020 Members' Corner

More than 40 persons, representatives of civil society organisations and citizens gathered together in Budapest on 7 February to discuss how to participate and influence the upcoming Conference on the future of Europe, an initiative of the main EU institutions. The event was initiated and...

A TALE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VICTORY AND PRIDE

Vladimir SESTOVIC 13.02.2020 Civic Participation, ECAwards, Non classé

With #CivicPride, we ended a very intense year of campaigning all across Europe, a year full of actions advocating for a democracy that gives voice to everyone, leaves no one behind and makes Europe great for all! More than a thousand organisations and activists took the...

EMPOWER CITIZENS FOR THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

Giorgia 20.01.2020 Non classé

Find below a common text discussed by networks of NGOs in Milan on 13-14 December 2019. The text is addressed to EU institutions regarding the Conference on the Future of Europe. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whereas it is undoubtedly necessary and urgent to have an aggiornamento of the EU for...

Commission’s President introduces Article 11 to Jourova’s mandate

Vladimir SESTOVIC 20.01.2020 Non classé

Following a large mobilisation from civil society organisations and an intense advocacy campaign towards members of the European Parliament, president-elect Ursula von der Leyen reviewed the mission letter of Commissioner for Transparency and Values, Vera Jourova. The final mission letter, published on 1 December 2019 on...

Protest in Legnica against the reform of the Constitution

« Free courts, Free Poland » – Civic resistance for the independence of the judiciary

Giorgia 06.01.2020 Civic Space

On Wednesday, 18 December, over 200 cities in Poland stood in civic protest for judiciary independence. The direct reason for protests, that were held outside courthouses across Poland and, in Warsaw, outside Polish parliament, is the bill dubbed “gag bill” that will implement harsh disciplinary...

European Civic Forum joins other organisations from all across Europe to condemn the attack against the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

Giorgia 04.10.2019 Non classé

On September 30, 2019, in Bulgaria the nationalist party IMRO-BNM has sent a signal to the Prosecutor General to cease the activity of the human rights organization – Bulgarian Helsinki Committee.This was an unprecedented move aimed at putting pressure on civil society organisations working for...

CSOs wrote a joint Op-Ed ahead of the hearing of Commissioners-designate

Actions speak louder than words, what values will the new European Commission President really uphold?

Vladimir SESTOVIC 03.10.2019 Op-Ed

This joint article by the organisations listed below was first published in EurActiv....

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« La #societecivile est capable de mobiliser citoyens pour prendre la parole, elle est capable d’une solidarité extraordinaire » Isabelle Autissier @WWFFrance #GrandBienVousFasse

Il y a 2 jours · Répondre · Retweeter · Favori

While an increasing nb. of governments pass rules to face #Covid19 emergency, NGOs & Institutions will remain vigilant over protection of #FundamentalRights & make sure these measures will be limited in time and comply with Rule of Law. #CivicSpace https://t.co/65JoaP2u8D

Il y a 4 jours · Répondre · Retweeter · Favori

#Hungary European organisations share concern of Hungarian CSOs & experts about the indefinite extension of emergency powers to Hungarian gmvt in the proposed Bill on #COVID19. EU should ensure proportionality & safeguard human rights! Read the statement👇 https://t.co/AhnCbbd4wC pic.twitter.com/4P1iXCXgax

La semaine dernière · Répondre · Retweeter · Favori

En période d'urgence sanitaire, la @LDH_Fr, org. membre du FCE, s'engage à veiller aux risques de mesures exceptionnelles sur la démocratie A retrouver dans l'édito du président de la LDH, @MsalemkourLDH #CivicSpaceWatch https://t.co/QAVrB0L4aP

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At a distance, united as never before

Follow live the COE seminar on the World NGO day

Launch of Active Citizens Fund – National programme in Poland

Hungarian civil society in action – The „Have your say!” project | Public debate in the making in Hungary

A TALE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VICTORY AND PRIDE

EMPOWER CITIZENS FOR THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

Commission’s President introduces Article 11 to Jourova’s mandate

« Free courts, Free Poland » – Civic resistance for the independence of the judiciary

European Civic Forum joins other organisations from all across Europe to condemn the attack against the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

Actions speak louder than words, what values will the new European Commission President really uphold?

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