This joint statment was drafted by: Access Now, European Digital Rights (EDRi), Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants, and the Refugee Law Lab. Click here to read the PDF. The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) will regulate the development and use of ‘high-risk’ AI, and aims to promote the uptake of…
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On 10-11 November, academics, civil society representatives and activists gathered in Florence to attend the fifth European Civic Academy. This year’s event was held on the theme “Capturing the winds of change: how can democratic civil society drive systemic change?” The sessions covered a range of topics, but one message emerged again and again: our…
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Depuis 1952, le Parlement européen a été le berceau de la démocratie européenne, un espace public pour la défense des droits fondamentaux et pour la construction d’une Europe unie et solidaire. Sinds 1952 is het Europees Parlement de citadel van de Europese democratie, een openbare ruimte voor de verdediging van de grondrechten en voor de…
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Are you our next Civic Space Assistant? The ECF secretariat is composed of a small but dynamic and multi-task team, responsible for the implementation of the work programme and the day-to-day management of the network. We are currently seeking a civic space assistant (CIP) to support and contribute to the ECF work of research…
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European Civic Academy 2022 – Capturing the winds of change On 10-11 November, academics, civil society representatives and activists gathered in Florence to attend the fifth European Civic Academy. This year’s event was held on the theme “Capturing the winds of change: how can democratic civil society drive systemic change?” Large-scale crises have repeatedly affected…
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Edito: EU institutions and strengthening civic space: Giving with one hand and taking with the other? The European Commission’s inclusion of a cross-border statute for associations and measures on civic space in its 2023 work programme are encouraging signs. Parliament’s call for France-style restrictions on access to funding, particularly targeting Muslim organisations, is a…
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European Civic Forum, alongside more than 30 civil society organisations, signed an open letter to the Czech Presidency of the Council, calling for a regulation on political advertising that delivers for democracy and fundamental rights. Dear Mikuláš Bek, Minister for European Affairs, EU Ministers for European Affairs, We, the undersigned 34 civil society…
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Are you a young lusodescendant or lusophone? Are you a youth worker? Don’t hesitate and join us in this adventure! Cap Magellan alongside other European partners are organising the 9th European Meeting for Young Lusodescendants which will take place in Fátima in Portugal from 14-18 December 2022. This year, the theme will be: “Employability in…
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Between October 27 and October 30, 1922, with the so-called « March on Rome« , the violence of the fascist movement (known as the National Fascist Party) led by Benito Mussolini reached its peak in Italy. Despite the modest electoral results of the NFP in the last democratic elections and after the resignation of the unreliable government…
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The association Libera contro le mafie and the European network CHANCE – Civil Hub Against orgaNised Crime in Europe organise an international event called « CROSS – Civil society in the fight against global mafias since the Palermo Convention to today ». The event will take place in Palermo on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 October 2022.…
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