This survey is part of the EnTrust Project. We are reaching out to 350+ civil society organisations at EU level to understand challenges in your advocacy work and how your relationship with EU institutions has developed over time. The survey further addresses principles of governance and the role of trust and distrust in organisations’ activities. The findings of the…
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…
Civil Society Europe has co-signed the statement with the European Students Union, OBESSU – the Organising Bureau of European School Students Unions, and the Lifelong Learning Platform. The NextGenerationEU instrument was announced last year as the biggest single investment of the European Union, mounting up to 750 billion euros, with the Recovery and Resilience Facility…
As societal challenges have a European or even global dimension, we witness the increase of activism crossing borders and connecting people. It is therefore critical that EU policies can support transnational cooperation among civil society organisations focusing for the common good. For this reason, we welcome the call for evidence and public consultation that the…
The compromise text proposed by the Czech Presidency for the Regulation on political ads poses risks to democracy and civic space. The text poses risks by: defining the free expression of political ideas and civic engagement as political advertising, therefore imposing disproportionate obligations on simple civic participation; establishing a sanctions regime that applies to users…
We welcome the inclusion within the European Commission 2023 Work Programme to “put forward a defence of democracy package to deepen the action under the European Democracy Action Plan to promote free and fair elections, to step up the fight against disinformation and to support media freedom and pluralism, including by developing civic space and…
Are you an not for profit association (of citizens) established in the EU and you have faced problems in running activities abroad, or in receiving donations from citizens or donors in another country? Have you had problems in opening a bank account o in accessing bank services? Are you concerned with the implementation of EU…
Civil Society Europe condemns the invasion of Ukraine, which has already led to many civilian and military casualties, as well as a significant number of displaced people, in clear violation of international law and the peace established in Europe. This is also a ruthless attack on the democratic aspirations of the people of Ukraine and…
Together with Philea, Social Services Europe, the European Center for Not for Profit Law and CEDAG, we welcome the European Parliament Report on A Statute for European Cross Border Associations and non-profit organisations as an important contribution to the recognition and strengthening of the role and enabling framework of civil society organisations in Europe, both…
Civil Society Europe sent a letter to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola yesterday. We shared with the newly elected President some key recommendations on civil dialogue in order to put dialogue with representative associations of citizens at the centre of her mandate. Civil society plays a key role in the defense and promotion of the…