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Press Release: Civic freedoms declined over past five years despite EU democracy agenda, new report finds
Civic freedoms in decline in the EU and Western Balkans EU policies contributes to shrinking space for civil society Restrictions against protests showing solidarity with the Palestinian people across the EU Ahead of the EU elections, a new report released by the European Civic Forum finds that overall, civic freedoms have deteriorated in Europe during…...
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REGISTER NOW: High level Conference on Civil Society and the Future of Europe
As a follow-up process of the Convention and the Conference of the Future of Europe, Civil Society Europe, the French Social Economic and Environmental Council, and the Mouvement Associatif will be...
ECF joins call for equality in the implementation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive
Open letter to the European Commission, published by the Ligue des droits de l'Homme (LDH) on 05/05/2022 Dear Commissioner Ylva Johansson, Commissioner Helena Dalli, We are writing to request a...
Pro-fact: Research, education, fact-check and debunk COVID-19 related disinformation narratives in
Gong is organizing the international conference “European Perspectives: The Impact of Disinformation on the Health of Democracy and the Digital Environment”, which will be held on May 19th from 9.30h...
ECF supports statement of Spanish organisations against state surveillance
Original statement signed by human rights organisations and collectives (including the European Civic Forum) in defence of the rule of law, democracy and society published by Iridia on 3 May 2022...
Sunflowers for a United Europe Together with Ukraine
The Civic Alliance - Latvia and the European Movement - Latvia invite CSOs, companies, institutions and individuals to support the Ukrainian people, Ukraine's reconstruction and its integration into...
We are hiring! Part-time Administrative and Financial Officer
The ECF secretariat is composed of a small but dynamic and multi-task team, responsible for the implementation of the work programme and the day-to-day management of the network. Team spirit, empathy...
Building an equality map / recognition by BeFem
"For cities tailored to people, not capital!" On 8 March, Ministry of Spatial Planning received a special recognition for building an equality map from BeFem, a feminist cultural centre in Serbia. The...
CAL Director presents proposals from people of Latvia at the conference on the future of Europe
On Friday, March 25th and Saturday, March 26th, Kristīne Zonberga, Director of the Civic Alliance - Latvia, participated in the fifth plenary session and working groups of the Conference on the Future...
CIVIC PRIDE AWARDS 2022: CIVIC ACTORS IN TIMES OF CRISIS DIALOGUE WITH INSTITUTIONS
On Thursday, 17 March 2022, the European Civic Forum (ECF) held its annual Civic Pride Awards event, this time fully online, to discuss with outstanding civic initiatives in Europe about the support...