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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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We are seeking a Policy Officer to strengthen our European policy work and support members in engaging with EU institutions and processes. The Policy Officer will…...
Civil Society Strategy: How to move from words to action
Welcome to the latest ECF Newsletter! As we head towards the end of the year, we're focusing on the new Civil Society Strategy, and why…...
European Civic Academy at the Nonviolence Factory & the Unsilence Forum in Barcelona
In mid-November, ECF co-organised two important Euro-Mediterranean civil society gatherings in Barcelona, bringing together hundreds of leading activists, human rights defenders, and civil society...
Western Balkan Civil Society Groups Sign Regional Declaration on Social Dimension of EU Pact for
Civil society organizations from across the Western Balkans have formally endorsed a joint declaration calling for stronger social safeguards within the European Union’s Pact for Growth. The...
Civic Alliance Latvia: A new fund to strengthen democracy and human rights is being established in
In November, work began on preparing an agreement between the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway Grants Financial Mechanism Office and the Civic Alliance – Latvia to launch the establishment of...
Civic Alliance – Latvia, together with civil society and media organizations, warns about the
On November 5, representatives of civil society and media organizations, in a joint letter, called on the President of Latvia not to allow the exclusion of the public representative from the Public...
Ligue de l’enseignement: Invitation – EcoReactEU the Grand Finale! Film projection and
Summary: The European project EcoReactEU ends in December 2025. To celebrate the project and its results, the Ligue is organising a film screening and debate at the Juliette Récamier Theatre...
Ways of Europe: Reflecting on the Calais and Dunkirk meeting
After Lampedusa in June, the “Ways of Europe” project stopped off in Calais and Dunkirk on September 29 and 30. Coordinated by the Ligue de l'enseignement with the support of the local departmental...
Civic Alliance Latvia: Latvia’s Civil Society Under Threat Amid Attempts to Undermine Democratic
In October and November, Latvia’s civil society was confronted with a series of political attacks aimed at undermining independent media and civil society organizations, weakening public...