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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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Larger involvement of CSOs is needed in CoFoE, says ECF at EESC event
At an event held on Friday, 5 November organised by the EESC Diversity group in partnership with Civil Society Europe, about two hundred participants from civil society and EU institutions discussed...
Tech for Democracy 2021
INVITATION TO ACTION DAYS Technology and digitalisation have contributed greatly to global democracy, the fight for human rights and a more just and equal world. However, technology is also used as a...
Open letter to Conference Plenary: ensure the inclusion of marginalised communities!
Dear members of the Conference Plenary, On 19th June 2021, 57 civil society organisations from across Europe sent a letter to the Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe (hereafter:...
The Net-Works project first activities
What is the Net-Works project? It is a three years Erasmus + funded project which aims to establish new national or regional networks of work-based adult education providers, notably in Portugal...
A month for Peace in Niksic, Montenegro
By Alfa Centar Niksic - In September, the activities of the new Social service "ACTA NON VERBA", which was formed by the NGO ALFA Center, were in progress. Training was conducted for 40 children from...
WHO WILL DELIVER ON
THE FUTURE OF EUROPE ?
By CIME-European Movement Italy - Supported by a grotesque vision of the relations between the representative and participatory democracy, the Council has claimed that the Conference on the future of...
Cap Magellan : European meeting of Young Lusodescendants in Fatima
Cap Magellan, first youth association for young portuguese or portuguese speaking people, founded in Paris in 1991, enables around flfty young people aged between 18 and 35, for more than 6 years now...
Engaged, Inspired and Empowered in Belgrade: the EDI Convention officially started
The Engaged Democracy Initiative (EDI), initiatied by the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) and the Institute for Democratic Engagement Southeast Europe (IDESE) aims to gather local organizations...
Pandemic exacerbates challenges civil society faces,
find FRA report on civic space
Yesterday, Tuesday 28 September, ECF Research & Advocacy officer Giada Negri attended an event organised by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency This event was the opportunity to present the findings...