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 | 28 May 2024 | Advocacy
Dear Ms. von der Leyen and Ms. Jourová, As representatives of a coalition of international civil rights groups dedicated to upholding democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights within Europe, we urgently request further action by the European Commission against...
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 European Civic Forum | 04 May 2023 | Defence of Democracy, Op-Ed
The European Commission is set to publish its proposed Defence of Democracy package, following a short and limited Call for Evidence. In our response to the consultation, we made it clear that the package’s focus on ‘foreign interference’ risks damaging democracy, not...
by Benjamin Goodwin | 03 May 2023 | Defence of Democracy, Open letter
230 civil society organisations have come together to express concern and opposition to a proposed ‘foreign interference’ directive which would create a register of foreign funded organisations. This legislation could have unintended negative consequences, hindering...
