The following letter, signed by 416 civil society organisations across Europe, was launched at the Civil Society Forum in in June 2024 Warsaw by ECF and its members FDSC and OFOP. [ba_dual_button btn_a_text="Download the letter and see the list of signatories"...
Since Monday, we have been celebrating Civil Society Week at the European Economic and Social Committee. This year’s theme: rise up for democracy. The choice of this theme comes amid the acknowledgement that democracy is threatened from within, with the growing...
Ahead of the 2023 EU elections, a broad coalition of civil society organisations led by Civil Society Europe and Social Platform have launched the Civil Society for EU campaign for better civic space and civil dialogue all over Europe.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As the third COFOE plenary took place end of January, we want to draw on and amplify some key takeaways from the citizens panels, namely that the EU must change in order to deliver social, economic, environmental and democratic...
On 14 September 2015, European Commissioner Vera Jourová officially launched a consultation on EU Citizenship. The consultation is aimed at gathering together experiences and ideas of EU citizens on how to make it easier to exercise their rights. The opinions and...
Europe is no stranger to conflict, war and famine and in the recent and distant past huge numbers of its inhabitants have had to flee their homes seeking safety. Today, hundreds of thousands of people see Europe as a refuge as they flee war and misery to avoid danger...
L’Histoire n’a pas épargné l’Europe de conflits, de guerres et de famines et dans le passé, ancien comme récent, de très nombreux habitants ont dû fuir à la recherche d’une sécurité. Aujourd’hui, des centaines de milliers de personnes voit un refuge en l’Europe alors...