Protect Civil Society, Defend Democracy: A Civil Society Strategy for an effective rule of law

Join us on 22 March 2023! European Civic Forum, Civil Society Europe and CIVICUS will host will host a policy dialogue involving key EU policy and decisionmakers, regional and national civil society organisations titled “Protect Civil Society, Defend Democracy,” on 22 March 2023. The aim of the event is to present the findings of annual civic space reports and studies…

Expert Roundtables: Trustworthy Media

Join us on 09 February 2023! In the last years, the relationship between the media and trust in democratic institutions has received increasingly attention. Media freedom and pluralism are seen in danger, sometimes caused by governmental control over media outlets. At the same time, concerns over the dangers of digital platforms for human rights and democracies have become more…

Workshop on Disinformation & Civic Space

Join us on 13 December! Civil Society Europe is organising a Lunch workshop on Disinformation and civic space on 13 December from 12:30 to 14:30. The workshop will enable us to get further insights into main EU plans ahead to counter disinformation and we will discuss how these interact with civic space. This discussion is timely as the European Commission is preparing…

High-Level Conference on ‘RebuildUkraine’ & Civil Dialogue

“We believe that it is essential that European and Ukrainian civil society organisations have a real role not only in the definition but also in the implementation and monitoring of ‘RebuildUkraine’ and EU-Ukraine cooperation for reconstruction and recovery, as well as towards Ukraine’s accession to the EU” Jean Marc Roirant President Civil Society Europe For…

High Level Conference Civil Society and The Future Of Europe

As a follow-up process of the Convention and the Conference of the Future of Europe, Civil Society Europe, the French Social Economic and Environmental Council, and the Mouvement Associatif will we be holding a High Level Conference on Civil Society and the Future of Europe that will be organised under the auspices of the French Presidency of the European Union, on the 30th…

Expert Round Table on the Role of Social Movements in Trust in Governance

Online Expert Round Table on Social Movements as alternative arenas of Political Participation – Mobilising Citizens in the re-creation of Trust and Distrust organised in the framework of the Horizon 2020 Entrust Project on enlightened trust in governance. The online Round table will discuss together with Governance actors, civil society and academics, findings from the EnTrust project Integrated Report on the role…

5th Strasbourg Summit

On 5th- 8th of May 2022, come to the #StrasbourgSummit to make sure citizens’ expectations are followed with actions. Under the flagship of CSE, the CSO Convention #CSOCoFoE will be heading the Civil Society Summit on Saturday (May 7) 9:30-15:30. This summit aims to bring together all the driving forces of European civil society (associations, trade unions, NGOs, foundations, etc)…