POLAND: Civil society organisations ask the Portuguese Presidency of the Council to take action on the deteriorating situation

by Benjamin Goodwin | 19 April 2021 | Call for action, Open letter

Over 200 civil society organisations (from 19 European countries, plus international CSOs) sent a letter to the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU, ahead of the EU General Affairs Council on April 20, expressing deep concerns over the deteriorating...

EDITO: What happens in Poland does not stay in Poland  

by Benjamin Goodwin | 26 February 2021 | Position, Statement

“The EU cannot allow women to become pawns in political game when lives are at stake, livelihoods are threatened, and the rule of law is deteriorating”    100 ongoing days of protests, 600 cities, and 3,000 people charged, investigated, prosecuted. This is just a...

Youth Attitudes on Politics and Democracy in Poland

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | 27 October 2020 | Members' Corner

A results of the new study “Youth in Central Europe 2020: Poland” conducted by Institute of Public Affairs (IPA, Poland) in cooperation with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in July 2020 are available online. This research covers the topic of young...

“This is war”: European solidarity with Polish women

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | 23 October 2020 | Statement

Since 2016, the Polish Government tried to tighten the legislation on abortion, among the strictest in Europe. Since 2016, it found the opposition of masses of women and men mobilising in the streets across Poland under the slogan “Polish Women’ Strike”. After failing...

Launch of Active Citizens Fund – National programme in Poland

by Vladimir SESTOVIC | 21 February 2020 | Members' Corner

By Stefan Batory Foundation A consortium of the Stefan Batory Foundation (leader), the “Shipyard” Centre for Social Innovation and Research Foundation and the Academia of Civic Organisations Foundation issues the first call for thematic projects in the Active Citizens...