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Europe experiencing “dangerous rollback of civic freedoms”, warns damning new report in “wake-up call” to EU leaders
Rise of far-right accompanied by a deliberate strategy to delegitimise civil society, through smear campaigns, SLAPPs, and restrictive “foreign agents” legislation Right to protest increasingly under attack, with Palestine solidarity and environmental justice campaigners targeted Government ministers in several states question international human rights law Europe is experiencing a dangerous rollback of civic freedoms,…...
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January 2025: 20 years of ECF
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2025! In this edition: ECF celebrates its 20th anniversary, Civil Society Europe's statement on the NGO…...
As ECF celebrates its 20th anniversary, its mission is more important than ever
2025 will mark the 20th anniversary of ECF’s founding. In 2005, representatives from civil society organisations across the continent gathered at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg to set up a...
National NGO Coalition: Lithuanian NGOs to Equip for Civil Resilience
The Lithuanian National Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence and the Nordic Council of Ministers, is launching a project to enhance NGO...
Gong: Is the Prime Minister signaling a willingness to penalise organisations that insists on free
Recently, Gong has been subjected to a smear campaign on social media, which was further fueled by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. He questioned the independence of our work and the future funding of...
Balkan Civil Society Development Network: Sebian Regime Crackdown Crossing Borders –
Serbia entered 2025 amid the echoes of a turbulent year marked by civic resistance against severe authorities’ restrictions on fundamental rights. Sparked by the Novi Sad tragedy, which unveiled...
Ökotárs Alapítvány: Policy proposal on comprehensive EU civil society strategy + conference
EU civil society strategy - conference summary Goal Although civil society matters fall outside the EU’s competence, in response to signs of a shrinking civic space observed in an increasing number of...
The Wheel: Find Your EU Project Partner – CERV Calls
Looking for partners to collaborate on your next CERV project? Join this online event on 5 February! Would you like to gear up for the new EU’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV)...
Euroean Movement Italy: Antidote Needed as a Response to Nationalist Degeneration
‘We are not an accident of History, but the children and grandchildren of those who managed to find the antidote to the nationalist degeneration that has poisoned our History. If we are Europeans, it...
La Ligue de l’Enseignement: Vocational Training to Include All Workers in the Ecological
Launch of the Second Year of the European Project Just4ALL From November 12 to 15, the Europe and International department of La Ligue de l’Enseignement, represented by Océane Danieli and Adrien...