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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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Natacha Kazatchkine appointed as new ECF Secretary General
Brussels, 12 January 2026 – Natacha Kazatchkine has been appointed as the new secretary general of the European Civic Forum. She began her position on 7 January. Natacha brings a wealth of experience...
We are in an era of massive mobilisation and growing attacks on civic freedoms. Europe’s democrats
By Giada Negri, acting co-secretary general and Benjamin Goodwin, communications officer, with input from the Steering Committee. History is not only shaped by political leaders, but by moments when...
We are hiring: Policy Officer
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...