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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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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...
Joint civil society letter calling for boycott of NGO scrutiny working group
This letter was originally published by Transparency International EU. Dear Presidents, dear Vice-Presidents, As organisations dedicated to protecting the crucial role civil society plays in...
Ligue de l’enseignement: End of the Just4All project
Summary: The final roundtable discussion of the Just4All project on European policies was held in Brussels on September 24, 2025. It concluded with the development of a roadmap for sustainable and...
Joint letter: The EU must uphold hard-won protections for digital human rights
We 127 civil society organisations, trade unions and defenders of the public interest write to emphasise our serious alarm at the forthcoming EU Digital Omnibus proposals, part of a wide deregulation...
European Commission publishes long-awaited Civil Society Strategy, in positive step forward
Brussels, 12 November 2025 — The European Commission has today published its Civil Society Strategy, which aims to support, protect, and empower civil society organisations and activists. The...
Why the EU must invest in AgoraEU
Welcome to the latest ECF Newsletter! In this edition: why the EU must invest in the proposed AgoraEU programme, how to make the Civil Society Strategy a success,…...