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EDITO – As elections loom, civil society secures a partial victory on the foreign interference directive.

by  | 02June 2023

The European Commission has delayed its plan to introduce a directive on foreign-funded organisations and will carry out a full impact assessment, following calls from civil society.

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A Civic Academy for Democracy in Europe

A Civic Academy for Democracy in Europe

European civil society representatives and academics met on 8-9 October 2016 in La Rochelle, France to discuss about “Democracy in Europe and the missing links”. Some 200 activists from citizens’...

What makes an active citizen?

What makes an active citizen?

What makes an active citizen? Is voting in elections enough? Or does it mean volunteering every week and only buying fair trade fruit? A cursory search reveals that there is no real agreement on...