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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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RECLAIM: Stand up for LGBTIQ+ people in Hungary
In June 2021, the Hungarian parliament adopted a law, copy-pasted from Russia, that censors the LGBTIQ+ communities. A court case from the European Commission gives us the chance to stand up for...
BÜNDNIS FÜR GEMEINNÜTZIGKEIT: The new alliance to represent the interests of the non-profit sector
14 umbrella organizations from all areas of the non-profit sector formed a new alliance in 2022. "BÜNDNIS FÜR GEMEINNÜTZIGKEIT" ("Alliance for non-profit")...
European Movement Italy – Petition to the European Parliament for the respect for
PETITION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FOR THE RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW, EU VALUES AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS...
European House Budapest – Invitation to a networking table on EU macro-regional civil strategy
Miklos Barabas, European House and Anders Bergström, EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, will host a networking discussion on the elaboration of an EU macro-regional civil strategy. Register now!...
OFOP -Simple law for NGOs – Proposals to strengthen NGO sector ahead of the elections.
In 2023, parliamentary elections will be held in Poland. OFOP has prepared proposals for legal simplification, to strengthen the non-governmental sector...
Statement on police infiltration in social movements in Barcelona
88 organisations declare their support for the five activists bringing legal action over the infiltration of social and labour movements by a police officer from the Spanish National Police Corps in...
January 2023 – A year of civil society mobilisation
Happy new year from ECF! 2023 is already shaping up to be a busy year as we take forward our campaign for a European Civil Society Strategy: to reverse the trend of shrinking civic space and to...
Civic Alliance – Latvia: Looking back to 2022
By Civic Alliance - Latvia The past year has been a challenging for each of us, both individuals and the civil society as a whole. In the beginning of the year, it seemed that we had overcome the...
EDITO – 2023 must be the year of civil society mobilisation
Reversing the trend of shrinking civic space and protecting civil society is vital to defend democracy. In 2023 we must take our campaigning to the next level...