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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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Protect Civil Society, Defend Democracy – Register now!
ECF, Civil Society Europe and CIVICUS will host a policy dialogue titled “Protect Civil Society, Defend Democracy,” on 22 March 2023. Register now!...
February 2023: Foreign interference is not the biggest threat to democracy.
The EU is right, we must defend democracy. But 'foreign interference' is not the biggest threat. ECF Co-presidents Jean-Marc The EU is right, we must defend democracy. But 'foreign interference' is...
RECLAIM: Stand up for LGBTIQ+ people in Hungary
In June 2021, the Hungarian parliament adopted a law, copy-pasted from Russia, that censors the LGBTIQ+ communities. A court case from the European Commission gives us the chance to stand up for...
BÜNDNIS FÜR GEMEINNÜTZIGKEIT: The new alliance to represent the interests of the non-profit sector
14 umbrella organizations from all areas of the non-profit sector formed a new alliance in 2022. "BÜNDNIS FÜR GEMEINNÜTZIGKEIT" ("Alliance for non-profit")...
European Movement Italy – Petition to the European Parliament for the respect for
PETITION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FOR THE RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW, EU VALUES AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS...
European House Budapest – Invitation to a networking table on EU macro-regional civil strategy
Miklos Barabas, European House and Anders Bergström, EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, will host a networking discussion on the elaboration of an EU macro-regional civil strategy. Register now!...
OFOP -Simple law for NGOs – Proposals to strengthen NGO sector ahead of the elections.
In 2023, parliamentary elections will be held in Poland. OFOP has prepared proposals for legal simplification, to strengthen the non-governmental sector...
Statement on police infiltration in social movements in Barcelona
88 organisations declare their support for the five activists bringing legal action over the infiltration of social and labour movements by a police officer from the Spanish National Police Corps in...
January 2023 – A year of civil society mobilisation
Happy new year from ECF! 2023 is already shaping up to be a busy year as we take forward our campaign for a European Civil Society Strategy: to reverse the trend of shrinking civic space and to...