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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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L’UNION DES SANS-PAPIERS RECEIVES CIVIC PRIDE AWARD FROM EUROPEAN CIVIC FORUM
PRESS RELEASE - 13 July 2021 L’UNION DES SANS-PAPIERS RECEIVES CIVIC PRIDE AWARD FROM EUROPEAN CIVIC FORUM Version française Around 500 undocumented people have occupied the Beguinage church...
Civic Pride Award Winners Announced: Reclaiming Civic Space
Photo credit for France visual: DR Alain P. We are delighted to announce the winners of our Civic Pride Awards for 2021! Our annual Civic Pride award recognises outstanding civic initiatives in...
ECF Sec. Gen message at the Future of Europe first plenary
Initiated and coordinated by Civil Society Europe, the CSOs Convention brings together 80 European civil society networks and organisations with members all across Europe, uniting millions of citizens...
France Country Briefing: Government Measures Risk Leading to Fast Deterioration of Civic Space
The European Civic Forum is raising the alarm on France. While fundamental freedoms are protected by the law and generally respected, civil liberties have been put under increasing pressure since 2015...
Conference on the Future of Europe:
Civil society organisations to get 5 seats in the
The Civil Society Convention on the Future of Europe organised a highly-attended public event on 7th June to mark the institutional kick-off of the Conference on the Future of Europe and discuss with...
French Separatism Bill threatens fundamental freedoms, warn civil society organisations
8 June 2021 IMMEDIATE RELEASE French Separatism Bill threatens fundamental freedoms, warn civil society organisations The proposed French "separatism" bill («Projet de loi...
Open letter -The French “Separatism” Bill raises concerns for rights and civil liberties: The EU
Alongside 10 European and French CSOs, the European Civic Forum wrote an open letter to European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, and Director of the European Fundamental Rights Agency to...
EU Civil Dialogue a key element to regain trust between institutions and citizens, ECF latest
The European Civic Forum, supported by Civil Society Europe, presents its latest study, authored by Linda Ravo. The study, named "Towards an open, transparent, and structured EU civil dialogue - Civil...
DEADLINE EXTENDED>Nominations for Activizenship #6:
Reclaiming Civic Space
It’s that time of year again! We are delighted to announce the opening of nominations for Activenship #6. The COVID-19 pandemic has further multiplied and deepened issues of shrinking civil and...