To support our advocacy and network building, European Civic Forum produces a variety of publications, including advocacy reports, our Activizenship magazine and our new podcast, Civic Spaces. Check them out below!
Reports
Activizenship
Manifestos
Podcast
Policy and advocacy reports
Civic Space Report 2026
Civil society continued to come under attack in 2025, with EU policies now playing a key role.
Written by the European Civic Forum and its partners on the ground, the report finds that restrictions on civil society are becoming institutionalised and mainstreamed across the continent, including unfounded accusations against NGOs in the European and national parliaments, the spread of “foreign agents” legislation and rhetoric, and restrictions on protest rights.
Restrictive pattens are increasingly being taken up, legitimised, and reinforced at the EU level.
Civic Space Report 2025
Civic Space Report 2024
Protection for HRDs & CSOS - Pathways
Protection for HRDs & CSOS - Mapping
Civic Space Report 2023
Towards Vibrant European Civic and Democratic Space
The implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on fundamental rights and civic space
Civic space in the European Rule of Law Framework
Towards an open, transparent and structured EU civil dialogue
2021 Rule of Law Report
Towards an enabling environment for civil society in Europe
Include project - Evaluation and good practices
Activizenship
Launched in 2014, Activizenship is a magazine edited by the European Civic Forum, aiming to explore the potential of forms of civic, social and political activism and to capture current trends and transformations affecting the civil society environment in Europe.
Manifestos
Democracy, Solidarity, Rights FOR ALL!
There is another way.
Make Europe Great for All
Equality, Solidarity, Democracy for Europe
Civic Spaces
Civic Spaces is European Civic Forum’s new podcast, where we sit down with those fighting for systemic change in Europe and beyond.
We aim not only to highlight issues and bring attention to shrinking civic space, but also to highlight inspiring stories of successful activism. Each episode focuses on a specific topic.
Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and don’t forget to subscribe!