Civil Society Europe together with the European Center for Non Profit Law, Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile (FDSC), Stefan Batory Foundation and Solidarna wrote to the German Presidency of the EU and the European Commission as follow up of our previous letter from 17 July on issues regarding the nomination process of EESC members representing…
The 3rd European Civil Society Academy will take place on 28 and 29 March 2019 in Słubice at Collegium Polonicum in Poland, an Academic institution symbol of reconciliation between Germany and Poland. The meeting is organised in cooperation of: OFOP, the national Polish civil society platform, Collegium Polonicum and the European Alliance for Social Sciences and…
Civil Society Europe welcomes the European Court of Auditors (ECA) report as a contribution to ensuring further transparency by the European Union on how EU money is spent. This will allow us to better show the added value of our work and stand ready to further improve in the future, at a time where NGOs…
In a vote to the report on Transparency, accountability Integrity in EU institutions, voted yesterday by the European Parliament, a strong majority of MEPs rejected a number of last minute amendments tabled in plenary that aimed at restricting civic freedoms and participation of civil society organisations in the decision making process at EU level which…
Civil Society Europe invites Civil Society Organisations across Europe to join in a common statement in solidarity with people in Hungary. Statement to Hungarian people and civil society organisations – we stand in solidarity with you! We, representatives of European civil society, hereby express our solidarity with the Hungarian NGOs who were most recently targeted…
Thanks to all speakers and participants that made it a worthwhile and an energising event! See you in 2017! Clikc here to find more pictures. Presentations available here: ECA concluding remarks Saskia Sassen presentation
Civil Society Europe joins the common statement initiated by CSE members: European Youth Forum and Concord as well as by WWF (Green 10 member) and the European Trade Union Confederation on “A new Europe for people, planet and prosperity for all”. The Statement is supported by over 170 European and national Civil Society Organisations. Other…
Join us at 8-9 October La Rochelle, France The first European Civic Academy will be held on 8-9 October in La Rochelle and is organised by European Civic Forum, Association Europeenne des Droits de l’homme, Solidar, La Ligue de l’Enseignement, La Ligue des Droits de l’Homme and ARCI with the active participation of Civil Society…
We stand with the people of Poland who marched this week-end in defence of democracy and European values. We are concerned that adopted and proposed legislation of the Polish government undermines fundamental rights and freedoms. This includes: limitations to the independence of the judiciary undermining the system of checks and balances and violation of the…
Civil Society Europe and Civicus, the World Alliance for Citizen’s participation launched in January a survey open to associations and leading activists in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, and the candidate countries to the EU Accession: Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey to map out key trends…