by Joint letter | 28 June 2024 | Advocacy
The EU Needs To Urgently Protect Civic Space in Hungary The undersigned organisations call on the European Commission and EU Member States to take immediate action to protect civic space in Hungary and express our unwavering support for and solidarity...
by Joint letter | 14 May 2024 | Open letter
International human rights organizations, civil society groups, and election observers are urging European and national leaders to promptly address the Georgian government’s attempt to crackdown on civil society as the country approaches its General Elections in...
by Iñaki Arrizabalaga | 23 April 2024 | Advocacy, Defence of Democracy
Civil Society Europe has published a new analysis on the Foreign Interference Directive outlining the main concerns of civil society. On 12 December 2023, as part of the Defence of Democracy package, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published a proposal for...
by European Civic Forum | 12 December 2023 | Defence of Democracy, Press
Despite widespread concerns expressed by the European Civic Forum and hundreds of civil society organisations (CSOs) in consultations, meetings and letters, the European Commission has proposed a foreign funding directive as part of its Defence of Democracy package....
by Aarti Narsee | 03 October 2023 | Defence of Democracy, Position
The European Civic Forum has responded to the latest European Commission consultation on the Defence of Democracy package. Read the full response The European Commission is currently engaging in a consultation on the Defence of Democracy (DoD) package which aims to...