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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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Follow live the COE seminar on the World NGO day
The Conference of INGOs is celebrating World NGO Day with the holding of a seminar in Brussels on 28 February entitled “From the Past to the Future : A Living Civic Space for a Living...
Launch of Active Citizens Fund – National programme in Poland
By Stefan Batory Foundation A consortium of the Stefan Batory Foundation (leader), the “Shipyard” Centre for Social Innovation and Research Foundation and the Academia of Civic Organisations...
Hungarian civil society in action – The „Have your say!” project | Public debate in the making in
More than 40 persons, representatives of civil society organisations and citizens gathered together in Budapest on 7 February to discuss how to participate and influence the upcoming Conference on the...
A TALE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VICTORY AND PRIDE
With #CivicPride, we ended a very intense year of campaigning all across Europe, a year full of actions advocating for a democracy that gives voice to everyone, leaves no one behind and makes Europe...
EMPOWER CITIZENS FOR THE FUTURE OF EUROPE
Find below a common text discussed by networks of NGOs in Milan on 13-14 December 2019. The text is addressed to EU institutions regarding the Conference on the Future of Europe...
Commission’s President introduces Article 11 to Jourova’s mandate
Following a large mobilisation from civil society organisations and an intense advocacy campaign towards members of the European Parliament, president-elect Ursula von der Leyen reviewed the mission...
“Free courts, Free Poland” – Civic resistance for the independence of the
On Wednesday, 18 December, over 200 cities in Poland stood in civic protest for judiciary independence. The direct reason for protests, that were held outside courthouses across Poland and, in Warsaw...
European Civic Forum joins other organisations from all across Europe to condemn the attack
On September 30, 2019, in Bulgaria the nationalist party IMRO-BNM has sent a signal to the Prosecutor General to cease the activity of the human rights organization – Bulgarian Helsinki Committee.This...
Actions speak louder than words, what values will the new European Commission President really
This joint article by the organisations listed below was first published in EurActiv...