Save the date for the fifth edition of the European Civic Academy taking place in Florence, Italy on 10th and 11th November 2022! The European Civic Academy (ECA) was launched by the European Civic Forum in 2016 to connect and build bridges between civil society and...
R-EU Connected final event in Le Raincy high school
The R-EU-Connected project is a programme meant at educating students and teachers about European citizenship through artistic, playful and educational means. To mark the end of the project, the project leaders organised a dissemination event at the René Cassin high...
Civil Society Europe
Response to the European Commission Annual Rule of Law Report Stakeholders consultation
Response to the European Commission Annual Rule of Law Report Stakeholders consultation
This contribution has been prepared by the working group on Civic Space of Civil Society Europe which is composed of CSE members, the European Foundation Centre as a partner organisation and several organisations working in the area of civic freedoms. We would like to...
European citizens deserve more and better from the EU budget under discussion
Download in PDF | French version accessible hereAs stated by civil society actors and the European Parliament, the Council decisions about the EU multiannual budget are not acceptable. Mobilisation and institutional discussions have to redress its shortcomings and...
Nominations of EESC members: Polish authorities are using the Trojan Horse method
The European Civic Forum condemns the retaliation of the Polish government against the re-election of Karolina Dreszer-Smalec, representing the National Federation of Polish NGOs (OFOP), for another term as member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)...
CONNECT EUROPE Final Event: 20 years of fundamental rights
On 26 May, on the anniversary of 2019 European elections, Connect Europe partners met online for the last event of the project to discuss with activists, NGOs as well as representatives of international organisations and MEPs on the importance of the EU Charter of...
A TALE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VICTORY AND PRIDE
With #CivicPride, we ended a very intense year of campaigning all across Europe, a year full of actions advocating for a democracy that gives voice to everyone, leaves no one behind and makes Europe great for all! More than a thousand organisations and activists took...
EMPOWER CITIZENS FOR THE FUTURE OF EUROPE
Find below a common text discussed by networks of NGOs in Milan on 13-14 December 2019. The text is addressed to EU institutions regarding the Conference on the Future of Europe. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whereas it is...
Commission’s President introduces Article 11 to Jourova’s mandate
Following a large mobilisation from civil society organisations and an intense advocacy campaign towards members of the European Parliament, president-elect Ursula von der Leyen reviewed the mission letter of Commissioner for Transparency and Values, Vera Jourova. The...
European Civic Forum joins other organisations from all across Europe to condemn the attack against the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
On September 30, 2019, in Bulgaria the nationalist party IMRO-BNM has sent a signal to the Prosecutor General to cease the activity of the human rights organization – Bulgarian Helsinki Committee.This was an unprecedented move aimed at putting pressure on civil...