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Press Release: Civic freedoms declined over past five years despite EU democracy agenda, new report finds
Civic freedoms in decline in the EU and Western Balkans EU policies contributes to shrinking space for civil society Restrictions against protests showing solidarity with the Palestinian people across the EU Ahead of the EU elections, a new report released by the European Civic Forum finds that overall, civic freedoms have deteriorated in Europe during…...
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RECLAIM: New EU Law Helpdesk launched
RECLAIM is introducing an EU Law Helpdesk. It gives European NGOs and civil society organisations the assistance and support they need to fight against government efforts that…...
JOINT LETTER: 85 Civil Society Organisations Call on MEPs to Uphold Fundamental Rights and Reject
Despite repeated warnings from Civil Society Organisations, EU lawmakers have reached an agreement on the Schengen Borders Code reform which will be voted on in the…...
February 2024: Civil dialogue for inclusive democracies
In this month’s edition, we bring you our take from Civil Society Week. We put Catalonia in the spotlight, as civil society mobilises…...
EDITO: To build inclusive democracies, we need genuine civil dialogue
Since Monday, we have been celebrating Civil Society Week at the European Economic and Social Committee. This year’s theme: rise up for democracy. The choice of this theme comes amid the...
European Movement Italy – Giorgio Napolitano and European parliamentary democracy
by Pier Virgilio Dastoli, Eruopean Movement Italy Giorgio Napolitano was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1992, i.e. during the years that were characterised by the fall of the Berlin...
PRESS RELEASE: International NGOs call on Spanish court to drop terrorism accusations against
A group of European and international NGOs have urged the Spanish authorities to protect fundamental freedoms after a court launched an investigation into 12 Catalan activists, accusing them of...
Joint letter: Solidarity for Activists in Catalonia Accused of Terrorism
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express our urgent concerns regarding the restrictions on the right to peaceful assembly in Spain and call on the authorities to protect fundamental...
European House Budapest: Citizens of EU macro-regions in action
The 10th edition of Europe, let’s cooperate interregional cooperation forum (#europecooperates) will take place on 20-21 March 2024 in Antwerp, Belgium. It is expected that the third Interreg call of...
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We're looking for a politically savvy, sociable and passionate person at the start of their career to contribute to our communications and projects…...