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New report documents continued decline in civic freedoms across Europe, with Brussels playing an ever-greater role
Unfounded attacks on NGO funding growing in EU, national parliaments Civil society increasingly cast as “foreign agents” New anti-protest legislation proposed in 7 EU countries Civil society continued to come under attack in 2025, with EU policies now playing a key role, according to a leading European NGO. The report, written by the European Civic Forum…...
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Civic Alliance Latvia – NGOs call for strengthening democracy in Latvia through civil
The Civic Alliance of Latvia has sent an appeal to Head of Government Krišjānis Karins, the Cabinet of Ministers and State Secretaries of Ministries to address the persistent problem of the lack of...
Reclaim Our Civil Space! – Where do we stand with the European civil society strategy?
The endeavour of Reclaim Our Civil Space! started back in 2020 with 10 civil society organizations from 8 countries - Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Norway as...
European Commission VP Jourova meets with CSOs to discuss Defence of Democracy package
On 6 July, the European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova organised a second meeting with CSOs to discuss challenges and concerns regarding the upcoming Defence of Democracy pack, particularly...
ECF Co-president ends leadership mandate at Civil Society Europe
After almost eight years of commitment to bring institutional recognition for European civil society in EU policy-making, the ECF Co-president, Jean-Marc Roirant, ended his leadership mandate as Chair...
JOINT STATEMENT – EU Trilogues: The AI Act must protect people’s rights
This statement was originally published by EDRi on 12/07/2023 A civil society statement on fundamental rights in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act As European Union institutions begin trilogue...
Greek Forum of Refugees – Campaign for asylum access: Yet another tragedy – consequence of
ECF member Greek Forum of Refugees is a founding member of the campaign for asylum access, which advocates for the right of asylum seekers to have access to a fair and effective asylum system. This...
Arci – World Refugee Day: We join the universal mourning. Stop the attack on the right to
(translated from Italian) On the occasion of World Refugee Day, which will be celebrated on 20 June, Arci adheres to the universal mourning proclaimed, after the dramatic shipwreck in Greece, by the...
The Rule of Law report needs a broader approach and concrete recommendations in order to fully
(Please click here to read a French translation) On 5 July 2023, the European Commission published its fourth annual report reviewing the Rule of…...
A missed opportunity: European Parliament upholds facial recognition ban, but fails to properly
In today’s AI Act vote, MEPs failed to protect society at large, not to mention vulnerable groups like migrants and refugees, and voted against measures to introduce proper complaints and...