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ECF responds to the 2022 Commission consultation
on rule of law in the EU
The European Civic Forum took part in the 2022 European Commission consultation on the state of rule of law in the European Union. Democracy, fundamental rights, and the rule of law are interlinked ...
EC RULE OF LAW REPORT FINDS CIVIC ACTORS FACE “SERIOUS CHALLENGES”: IT’S TIME FOR THE COMMISSION
On 20 July 2021, the European Commission published the second rule of law report covering events taking place in 2020 and early 2021. The report maintains the same methodology adopted in the previous...
The ECF responds to the European Commission stakeholders’ consultation on the rule of law in
Deterioration of the rule of law, democracy and civic space: there is a need for a comprehensive approach The deterioration of the rule of law develops in parallel with growing social disparities ...
The European Civic Forum warns about rapid deterioration
of civic space and the rule of law in
French version below Paris, Brussels, 1st December 2020 The European Civic Forum welcomes the mass mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of people that took place on 28 and 29 November in 70 cities...
First EU Rule of Law Report Recognises Civic Actors As Crucial Safeguards
Now it is time to take concrete steps for regular, structured and transparent civic dialogue Last Wednesday, the European Commission (EC) presented its first report on the rule of law situation in the...
Civil Society Europe
Response to the European Commission Annual Rule of Law Report
This contribution has been prepared by the working group on Civic Space of Civil Society Europe which is composed of CSE members, the European Foundation Centre as a partner organisation and several...
ECF contribution to the Rule of Law consultation
The European Commission opened a stakeholder consultation to feed into the Annual Rule of Law Report. The European Civic Forum took this opportunity to highlight why the deterioration of the rule of...
Civil society development in Poland on the crossroads of political game
Filip Pazderski, Policy Analyst of the Democracy and Civil Society Programme in the Institute of Public Affairs (PL) and representing his organisation in the Board of the European Civic Forum, gave an...
