Our Statement on the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme in the Next EU Budget
To the attention of the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European...
Category: Campaign
Transparency or NGO Hunt?
Our reaction to the European Parliament working group on NGO funding Today, June 19th, the Conferenc...
Launch Event: Civil Society State of the Union 2025
The Civil Society State of the Union (CSSOTEU) report 2025 sets civil society’s main poli...
Roundtable on the European Cross-Border Associations (ECBA) Directive
On June 3rd, 2025, CSE with the support of the Greens/EFA held a successful high-level roundtable di...
The Importance of EU Funding to Civil Society Organisations: Common Civil Society Requests for Operating Grants (OGs)
Adequate funding to civil society is essential for democratic governance, the protection of human ri...
Standing for Democracy: Our Statement on the Democracy Shield
With the rise of authoritarianism and constant change in geopolitical alliances taking place, Europe...
Joint Civil Society Contribution on Civic Space to the 2025 Rule of Law Report
CSE and partners are proud to present our 2025 contribution on civic space under the framework of th...
No Scandal, No Misuse of Funds – But the Commission Needs to Invest in a More Understandable Database
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) report on the transparency of EU funding to NGOs confirms what ...
Attacks on NGOs in the European Parliament – 600 Organisations Join Forces to Defend Civil Society
European civil society organisations (CSOs) are currently facing an attack coming from certain Membe...
Common Civil Society Position Paper on the Outline of the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework
This document provides civil society’s position and proposals on the outline for the 2028-2034 Mul...