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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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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...
Ways of Europe: Reflecting on the Calais and Dunkirk meeting
After Lampedusa in June, the “Ways of Europe” project stopped off in Calais and Dunkirk on September 29 and 30. Coordinated by the Ligue de l'enseignement with the support of the local departmental...
Civic Alliance Latvia: Latvia’s Civil Society Under Threat Amid Attempts to Undermine Democratic
In October and November, Latvia’s civil society was confronted with a series of political attacks aimed at undermining independent media and civil society organizations, weakening public...
Conference – Improving European youngsters’ employability in the audiovisual sector and their
How can audiovisual media become a driver of employment and engagement for young Europeans? On the 4th of December 2025, Pour la Solidarité invites you to explore the connections between creativity...
BCSDN Research Maps Alarming Contraction of Donor Support and Threats to Civic Space in the
The Indispensable Lifeline is Fraying: Civil Society at a Crossroads Civil society in the Western Balkans (WB) is currently at a critical juncture. While independent organizations remain vital actors...
European Movement Italy: Italy, Rule of law and the primacy of European law – an act of
On November 21, 2025, the European Commission announced that it had opened infringement proceedings against the government led by Robert Fico for the constitutional amendments adopted on September 26...