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Joint letter: Solidarity for Activists in Catalonia Accused of Terrorism

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express our urgent concerns regarding the restrictions on the right to peaceful assembly in Spain and call on the authorities to protect fundamental freedoms. Recent restrictive incidents against Catalan activists accusing them of terrorism undermine the country’s commitments to international human rights standards and European Union Law.  In November…...
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JOINT LETTER: 85 Civil Society Organisations Call on MEPs to Uphold Fundamental Rights and Reject

Despite repeated warnings from Civil Society Organisations, EU lawmakers have reached an agreement on the Schengen Borders Code reform which will be voted on in the…...

February 2024: Civil dialogue for inclusive democracies

In this month’s edition, we bring you our take from Civil Society Week. We put Catalonia in the spotlight, as civil society mobilises…...

EDITO: To build inclusive democracies, we need genuine civil dialogue

Since Monday, we have been celebrating Civil Society Week at the European Economic and Social Committee. This year’s theme: rise up for democracy. The choice of this theme comes amid the...

European Movement Italy – Giorgio Napolitano and European parliamentary democracy

by Pier Virgilio Dastoli, Eruopean Movement Italy Giorgio Napolitano was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1992, i.e. during the years that were characterised by the fall of the Berlin...

PRESS RELEASE: International NGOs call on Spanish court to drop terrorism accusations against

A group of European and international NGOs have urged the Spanish authorities to protect fundamental freedoms after a court launched an investigation into 12 Catalan activists, accusing them of...

Joint letter: Solidarity for Activists in Catalonia Accused of Terrorism

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express our urgent concerns regarding the restrictions on the right to peaceful assembly in Spain and call on the authorities to protect fundamental...

European House Budapest: Citizens of EU macro-regions in action

The 10th edition of Europe, let’s cooperate interregional cooperation forum (#europecooperates) will take place on 20-21 March 2024 in Antwerp, Belgium. It is expected that the third Interreg call of...

We are hiring: Communications and Projects Assistant

We're looking for a politically savvy, sociable and passionate person at the start of their career to contribute to our communications and projects…...

41 organisations call on the Cypriot authorities to take action to stop the escalating harassment

We, the undersigned organisations, express our deep concern regarding the continuing and escalating harassment and attacks against KISA, a leading non-governmental organisation fighting for human...