Protect Civil Society, Defend Democracy: A Civil Society Strategy for an effective rule of law

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…

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Expert Roundtables: Trustworthy Media

Join us on 09 February 2023! In the last years, the relationship between the media and trust in democratic institutions has received increasingly attention. Media freedom and pluralism are seen in danger, sometimes caused by governmental control over media outlets. At the same time, concerns over the dangers of digital platforms for human rights and democracies have become more…

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CSE Accountability Training Session on Codes of Conduct

FOR MEMBERS ONLY Join us on 15 December! Civil Society Europe is organising an accountability training session for CSE members on the topic of codes of conduct. It will be held on the 15th of December 2022 in Brussels, Belgium, from 10:00 to 12:30 (CET) . Within our multiannual work programme, CSE organises training sessions to reinforce civil society…

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Workshop on Disinformation & Civic Space

Join us on 13 December! Civil Society Europe is organising a Lunch workshop on Disinformation and civic space on 13 December from 12:30 to 14:30. The workshop will enable us to get further insights into main EU plans ahead to counter disinformation and we will discuss how these interact with civic space. This discussion is timely as the European Commission is preparing…

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High-Level Conference on ‘RebuildUkraine’ & Civil Dialogue

Join us on 29 November! In cooperation with the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), we are pleased invite you to the High-Level Conference on ‘RebuildUkraine’ and Civil Dialogue, which will be held on the 29th of November 2022 in Brussels, Belgium, and online, from 09:30 to 13:15 (CET). Lunch will be served after the conference. The first aim of the conference is to…

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High Level Conference Civil Society and The Future Of Europe

As a follow-up process of the Convention and the Conference of the Future of Europe, Civil Society Europe, the French Social Economic and Environmental Council, and the Mouvement Associatif will we be holding a High Level Conference on Civil Society and the Future of Europe that will be organised under the auspices of the French Presidency of the European Union, on the 30th…

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Expert Round Table on the Role of Social Movements in Trust in Governance

Online Expert Round Table on Social Movements as alternative arenas of Political Participation – Mobilising Citizens in the re-creation of Trust and Distrust organised in the framework of the Horizon 2020 Entrust Project on enlightened trust in governance. The online Round table will discuss together with Governance actors, civil society and academics, findings from the EnTrust project Integrated Report on the role…

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5th Strasbourg Summit

On 5th- 8th of May 2022, come to the #StrasbourgSummit to make sure citizens’ expectations are followed with actions. Under the flagship of CSE, the CSO Convention #CSOCoFoE will be heading the Civil Society Summit on Saturday (May 7) 9:30-15:30. This summit aims to bring together all the driving forces of European civil society (associations, trade unions, NGOs, foundations, etc)…

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CSOCOFOE Final Event

Members of Civil Society Europe, We kindly invite you to the CSO Convention on the Conference of Europe, which will take place on March 21st and 22nd, 2022. This event will take place in a HYBRID format. After a year of hard effort, we will be presenting the Final Recommendation output of our thematic clusters to the…

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Civil Society Organisations: Key Actors for The Future of Europe

Civil society organisations address a wide range of issues and fulfill critical social, cultural, civic, recreational, and economic functions. They support underrepresented and marginalized groups, offer critical services, and contribute to social cohesion and the preservation of democratic life through their different missions. Around one in every five Europeans is involved in associative life in some form. Despite this, the…

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Kick Off Event on The Conference on The Future of Europe

The Civil Society Convention on the Future of Europe is organising a public event with a high level panel debate with the Vice President of the European Commission, Dubravka Šuica, and  members of the European Parliament, active in the Executive Board of the Conference as well as a dialogue with the Conference Secretariat on the…

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New Eu Policy on Money Laundering And Terrorism Financing Prevention: The Impact on The Not For Profit Sector

Civil Society Europe, together with Dafne, the donors and Foundations network in Europe, the European Foundation Centre, the European Fundraising Network, the European Center for Not-For-Profit law and Human Security Collective are pleased to invite you to a discussion with the European Commission and colleagues from civil society on the new EU Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism…

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European Civic Academy

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 Humanities. The European Civic Academy…

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