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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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Quel avenir pour le projet européen?
Find the original version (in French) here: HL196-Monde-5.-Quel-avenir-pour-le-projet-europeen.pdf (ldh-france.org) Alexandrina Najmowicz est secrétaire générale du Forum civique européen (FCE)...
10 Tips for NGOs: How to Affect Content in New EU Directive Projects
In September 2021, the Providus think tank and the Latvian Civic Alliance, with the support of the European Parliament, held a consultation with members of the European Parliament (EP) on the views of...
Open Letter to demand meaningful debate on and written responses to European Citizens’ Panel
Dear members of the Executive Board, The Conference on the Future of Europe (hereafter: the Conference) is at a crossroads: either it will turn into an ugly interinstitutional battle happening largely...
ECF express condolences after the passing of David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament
It is with great sorrow that we learned the passing of European Parliament President David Sassoli today. We sincerely regret the loss of a political figure who was always supportive of civil society...
FROM THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS TO THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION
The Ampel Program is an important step in the way of a more democratic and resilient Union. It is an important step because it has broken the taboo of the reform of the treaties. It is an important...
Looking back at another year of pandemic
At the early stage of this global crisis, we felt the pandemic was opening up, at great cost, deep fault lines in the dominant narrative about our societies, and that most people were asking (perhaps...
Statement on the situation of the USPR and undocumented people
A EUROPEAN CALL FOR REGULARISATION AND DIGNITY (French version below) We, civic actors from across Europe and Members of the European Parliament are calling on the Belgian government to meet...
APPEAL OF A THOUSAND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ITALY, CROATIA, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, TO PARLIAMENT AND THE
In the days when Minister Lamorgese, taking advantage of the European visibility offered by the signing of a protocol on humanitarian corridors for Afghans, reminds the Union and the governments that...
Belgrade 2041: Back to the Future
The Ministry of Space presents the film Belgrade 2041: Back to the Future. The reason for making this movie is the development of the General Urban Plan of Belgrade for the period from 2021 to 2041...