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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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La Ligue de l’enseignement: Launch of the 2025 edition of Social Rights Monitor
La Ligue renews its contribution to the annual survey on the state of social rights carried out by its European partner Solidar On Friday 21 February, La Ligue de l'enseignement took part in the...
Movimento Europeo: From welfare to warfare via the war transition economy
There is much, and perhaps too much, enthusiasm in the now variegated network of pro-Europeans that has spilled over from the ‘Ursula majority’ by embarking a part of conservatives and reformists and...
Ökotárs Alapítvány: What’s Happening in Hungary
A little more than a year before the next general elections scheduled to take place in April 2026, emboldened by the developments in the US, the Orbán government once again is stepping up its campaign...
RECLAIM: 15 countries and European Parliament joined forces with Commission against Hungary
Orban's attack on civil society won't go unanswered. After months of hard work, we are proud to announce a historic victory: the Hungarian government will face a united front consisting of 15...
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EU: Stop criminalising migration in the Facilitator’s Package law
Civil society condemns Facilitation Directive’s failure to protect migrants and call for rejection of Europol Regulation. When the European Commission published the Facilitator’s Package in 2023, its...
Serbia repression: EU’s failure to act undermines trust in EU path, say NGOs in solidarity
Over 100 European NGOs have signed a statement expressing solidarity with the Serbian people and criticising the EU's response to the escalating repression of the anti-corruption movement. In the...
European civil society stands in solidarity with the people of Serbia
Representatives of European civil society express their solidarity with the people of Serbia amid escalting repression...
February 2025: Is the Commission’s work programme really driven by democracy, solidarity and
Welcome to the February edition of our newsletter. Inside, you will find our reaction to the European Commission's work programme, updates…...