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…
We call on the co-chairs of the EU institutions to include the Civil Society Convention in the composition of the Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe by the next meeting of the Executive Board on 7 April The Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe in charge of steering…
Brussels, 4 March 2021 Today the Civil Society Convention on the Future of Europe initiated by Civil Society Europe through a joint declaration, currently endorsed by 72 organisations active at pan European level, had its first meeting.. The Civil Society Convention on the Conference of Europe was initiated to create a link between civil society…
On the 3rd of February at 17:00 , Civil Society Europe will be launching the Civil Society Convention on the future of Europe. The online event will be co-hosted by Domènec Ruiz Devesa (S&D, Spain), and Mr Sandro Gozi (Renew Europe, France/Italy) members of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament with the participation…
Call to join the Civil Society Convention on the Future of Europe
Civil Society Europe has joined forces with 66 civil society organisations from across Europe that have been working together over the past years to raise awareness and urge policy makers to protect public watchdogs such as journalists, rights defenders, activists and whistleblowers from Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) to present a paper with a…
Together with 33 European level civil society organisations, 45 Members of the European Parliament and 42 academics, we support the call initiated by our members Eurodiaconia and Social Platform as well as the European Anti Poverty Network and Caritas Europa, we support the call for a legally binding Framework Directive on Minimum Income, which would…
Civil Society Europe together with the EU funded Entrust Project Research Consortium led by the University of Siegen has published its first European Policy Brief on the theoretical and normative underpinnings of trust and distrust in governance. Based on the findings of its preliminary research on the state of scientific research on trust and distrust…
Civil society Europe together with the European Center for Non Profit Law and Philanthropy Advocacy have issued a joint reaction to the 2020 Annual Rule of Law Report on the situation of the rule of law in the European Union. Also in line with civil society contributions to the consultation, the report identifies deficiences which…
Civil Society Europe responded together with a loose coalition of Not for Profit Organisations to the consultation on the European Commission Action Plan for a comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorism financing focusing from the perspective of the civil society sector. Non-profit organisations participate to the fight against money laundering and terrorism…