It is with great sorrow that we learned the passing of European Parliament President David Sassoli today. We sincerely regret the loss of a political figure who was always supportive of civil society organisations and eager to dialogue with them. Mr. Sassoli was a genuine defender of fundamental rights against the authoritarian, regressive forces that…
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At the early stage of this global crisis, we felt the pandemic was opening up, at great cost, deep fault lines in the dominant narrative about our societies, and that most people were asking (perhaps for the first time in their lives) essential questions: why are we so vulnerable? Why is the system we live…
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A EUROPEAN CALL FOR REGULARISATION AND DIGNITY (French version below) We, civic actors from across Europe and Members of the European Parliament are calling on the Belgian government to meet their commitments stated this summer to the negotiators of the Union des Sans-Papiers pour la Régularisation (USPR). In July 2021, the State Secretary for…
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In the days when Minister Lamorgese, taking advantage of the European visibility offered by the signing of a protocol on humanitarian corridors for Afghans, reminds the Union and the governments that are part of it, that migrants « should be saved », but that « it is unfair that it is only Italy » to do so. A partial…
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The Ministry of Space presents the film Belgrade 2041: Back to the Future. The reason for making this movie is the development of the General Urban Plan of Belgrade for the period from 2021 to 2041. The guiding idea behind the film, and it should be behind the plan too, is the question: What kind…
DétailsVaccines for all: INTERSOS Hellas, the Greek Forum of Refugees and the Greek Forum of Migrants aim with this information campaign (1) to ensure that communities and individuals, migrants and refugees living in Greece, are aware of their right to access the vaccine, (2) to combat fear and mistrust previous and current national policies have…
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The CSOs Convention for the Conference on the Future of Europe took part in the second CoFoE plenary in Strasbourg on 22-23 September. While plenary working groups kick-started with first discussions, citizens shared first insights from their panels and delegates from the youth event (that witnesses unacceptable Islamophobic attacks from far-right groups), the two days…
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At an event held on Friday, 5 November organised by the EESC Diversity group in partnership with Civil Society Europe, about two hundred participants from civil society and EU institutions discussed about the role of CSOs in building the Future of Europe. Within his opening remarks, Jean-Marc Roirant, president of Civil Society Europe emphasised that…
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INVITATION TO ACTION DAYS Technology and digitalisation have contributed greatly to global democracy, the fight for human rights and a more just and equal world. However, technology is also used as a tool to counteract democracy and misuse power. Civil society and human rights defenders around the world are often main targets of digital crackdowns,…
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What is the Net-Works project? It is a three years Erasmus + funded project which aims to establish new national or regional networks of work-based adult education providers, notably in Portugal, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and North Macedonia and to facilitate their involvement in European cooperation. Who are the partners? It gathers partners from all…
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