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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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Gong’s Recommendations: How to Protect Civil Society from Attacks and Disinformation Campaigns
Gong presented to Croatia’s civil society its analysis of attacks on civil society organizations during the 2025 local election campaign. Following the analysis of these attacks and the consequences...
NEW BRIEFING: Strengthening democracy in times of crisis – Why the EU must invest in AgoraEU.
Europe faces a number of crises and challenges from climate change to growing precarity and inequality, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and…...
Repression on protests in solidarity with Flotilla and Palestinian people: NGOs demand EU Council
Brussels, 16 October 2025 — A coalition of NGOs, including the European Civic Forum, and the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) have condemned the violent…...
Alexandrina Najmowicz steps down as ECF Secretary General after 17 years
Alexandrina Najmowicz has stepped down as secretary general of the European Civic Forum after 17 years in the role. During her tenure, Alexandrina oversaw the dramatic expansion of the organisation...
A message from the Secretary General
In this edition of the ECF Newsletter, we bring you an important message from our secretary general, Alexandrina Najmowicz as she announces her departure from…...
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...