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Civic Pride Month – Celebrating Civic Activism!
For several years, ECF has been running the Civic Pride campaign – turning our attention away from policymaking and institutional…...
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A Civic Academy for Democracy in Europe
European civil society representatives and academics met on 8-9 October 2016 in La Rochelle, France to discuss about “Democracy in Europe and the missing links”. Some 200 activists from citizens’...
5 years of Okruzenje TV programme, winner of the 2016 European Citizenship Awards
The 5th anniversary of Okruženje took place in a room crowded with journalists and an unanimous appreciation of the sole regional TV programme: this is a project that must continue. Until...
Towards an EU Strategy to Promote Civic Space ?
Original article from Civil Society Europe On 16th November, several members of the European Parliament working on civil liberties, human rights and development cooperation and representatives of...
Une académie civique sur la démocratie en Europe
Les 8 et 9 octobre 2016 le monde associatif européen avec des experts du champ académique s’est retrouvé à La Rochelle en France pour discuter de la “Démocratie en Europe et des maillons manquants”...
Join us for the first European Civic Academy
The first European Civic Academy (8-9 October, la Rochelle, France) will look into the complex questions raised by citizens’ disenchantment, practice, and expectation with regard to democracy and in...
Académie Civique Européenne – 8 et 9 octobre à la Rochelle
Cette première Académie Civique Européenne entend traiter des questions complexes que posent les frustrations, les pratiques et les aspirations des citoyens vis-à-vis de la démocratie, cela dans le...
2016 European Citizenship Awards – vote now!
The European Citizenship Awards 2016 are a joint initiative between Volonteurope and the European Civic Forum, two European networks which promote active citizenship and recognition of the importance...
The ECF is looking for an Communication and Advocacy Officer (Internship)
The ECF secretariat is composed of a small but dynamic and multi-task team, responsible for the implementation of the work programme and the day-to-day management of the network. We are currently...
What makes an active citizen?
What makes an active citizen? Is voting in elections enough? Or does it mean volunteering every week and only buying fair trade fruit? A cursory search reveals that there is no real agreement on what...