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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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Fundacion CIVES: Peace Education – Stories and Films to Counter Hate

“Against Your Hate, Our Voices” – Interculturality Peace is much more than the absence of war. It means diversity, respect, empathy, active listening, solidarity, and the peaceful resolution of...

Fundacion CIVES: The Contribution of Democratic Citizenship Education and Youth Work to Digital

The Contribution of Democratic Citizenship Education and Youth Work to Digital Pedagogies and Digital Empowerment Young people experience digitalisation as a reality, not as something "new." This...

From financial inaction to political action – European Movement Italy

In last year's report on competitiveness, Mario Draghi reminded us that the ECB had estimated that Europe's investment needs amounted to €800 billion per year to stimulate growth, reduce dependencies...

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Civic education for all students in vocational schools Civic education plays a key role in preventing radicalization and extremism among young people, particularly within vocational schools that are...

The Greek Forum of Refugees celebrates International Day of Democracy with the official launch of

The Greek Forum of Refugees (GFR) announces the official launch of Democracy4All: an initiative for active and meaningful participation advocating to turn community voices into real inclusion and...

La ligue de l’enseignement: The Lampedusa Manifesto — Towards a Europe of Solidarity and

The Lampedusa Manifesto is the outcome of a European gathering held in June 2025 as part of the Ways of Europe project. This text outlines a vision for a fairer, more democratic, and freer Europe...

Fundacion CIVES: HUB DIYW-ROAD – European Educators and Experts Gather in Madrid to Discuss

This Tuesday marked the start of the international HUB of the European project DIYW-ROAD, hosted and organized by Fundación CIVES. From September 23 to 25, education professionals, experts, and civil...

New Briefing: Towards a bold and meaningful Civil Society Strategy

Yesterday, Ursula von der Leyen highlighted the importance of boosting democratic resilience and trust during her annual State of the Union speech in the European Parliament…...

Joint Letter: The EU weakens the rules that safeguard people and the environment

470 civil society, trade unions and public interest groups tell President von der Leyen, European Commissioners and EU Member States that our rights, planet, health and justice are not for sale  ...