Civil Society Europe has contributed to the European Commission’s consultation on European Citizenship. In line with our previous response, we have highlighted that the EU citizenship report should also encompass citizen’s rights linked to the participation in the democratic life of the Union as highlighted in articles 10 and 11 of the Treaties, and calling…
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 together with its members and allies published a statement as a contribution to the European Commission consultation on the European Democracy Action Plan. During the last years, EU core values such as democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights have been facing increasing challenges within the European Union itself. This has also…
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…
More than thirty platforms of civil society organisations have written to the Presidents of the EU institutions and to the different actors involved in the negotiations for the next Multinnual Financial Framework 2021-2027 to call for a more ambitious agreement, taking fully into account the concerns of civil society and people in Europe, calling them…
Based on article 302 of the Treaties, Civil Society Europe addressed a letter the Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional Relations, Mr Maroš Šefčovič in order to bring forward some concerns on the proposed nominations by Member States of some members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period…
Ahead of the European Council meeting which will discuss the EU Recovery Plan and the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 Civil Society Europe has facilitated and signed together with 52 Platforms of civil society organisations a letter to the Presidents of the European Institutions on Europe’s recovery Plan and civil society. The Covid-19 pandemic has…
The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organisations that hold those in positions of power to account. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are lawsuits brought forward by powerful actors (e.g. companies, public officials in their private capacity, high profile persons) to harass and silence those speaking out in the public…
The University of Siegen in Germany and Civil Society Europe organised an online round table event on 15 June 2020 from 9:30 to 11:30 to launch the project Entrust – Enlightened Trust funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme . The event was hosted by Vice President Dr. Katerina Barley and…
Civil Society Europe published today its response to the European Commission annual report Rule of law stakeholders consultation which has been prepared by its civic space working Group. Since a few years we assist in the EU to a worrying trend of restrictive measures in a number of Member States which is negatively affecting civic…