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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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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...
The latest from GONG
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...