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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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ECF Statement: Israel-Palestine
The European Civic Forum is a network of more than one hundred associations across the continent. ECF defends the civic freedoms of association, assembly and demonstration. It is committed to the...
European House Budapest – The First Macro-Regional Citizen Agora in Budapest
After four preparatory meetings in the macro-regions (Vienna for the Danube, Rome for the Adriatic and Ionian, Lyon for the Alpine and Stockholm for the Baltic Sea Region) we will have the concluding...
European Movement Italy – Report of the EP on the revision of the Lisbon Treaty: Analysis of
In the context of a plenary session full of debates and decisions that provoked strong divisions between the political forces, especially on environmental issues (pesticides and packaging), the...
Greek Forum of Refugees – Active Participation and Political Integration for an Inclusive
One of the fundamental goals of the Greek Forum of Refugees (GFR) is the substantial and active participation of refugees and migrants in the host society. We strongly believe in an inclusive society...
HRCN – WEBINAR: Equality & Inequalities in Urban Context
Human Rights Cities Network webinar to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A great opportunity to engage in order to share on human rights practices! On the 7th of...
Introducing: Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN)
Editor's note: At the General Assembly in September, Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) became a member of the European Civic Forum. This article presents HRCN and their objectives. Human...
NOVACT: Barcelona hosts The Nonviolence Factory
Novact, in collaboration with Suds and Irídia, hosted The Nonviolence Factory (TNF), an international training school for human rights defenders. TNF aimed to bring together representatives of...
A CHANCE FOR EUROPE – The CHANCE Network launches its political manifesto against organised
A Chance for Europe: 5 points and 12 proposals compose the political Manifesto authored by the civil society associations gathered in the network CHANCE - Civil Hub Against orgaNised Crime in Europe...
Announcing results of ECF first Call for re-granting
The European Civic Forum is constantly working to improve its support to local organisations and movements, especially within its membership. Through its operating grant from the CERV programme, the...