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State on the Democracy Shield

Our statement on the democracy shield outlines our stance – that a human-centred approach to security must be im...
June 2025

Q&A: The proposed Directive on third-country i...

This document aims to answer key questions about the scope of the proposed Directive on third-country interest r...
October 2024

CSOs’ briefing paper: the Defence of Democracy Pac...

This briefing paper analyses the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing harmonised...
April 2024

Open letter: Universities and civil society expres...

Civil Society Europe and The European University Association (EUA) voiced their concerns over the planned direct...
January 2024

Observation on EU law compatibility of transparenc...

December 2023

Joint Civil Society Response to the Questionnaire ...

At the end of July, the European Commission shared a questionnaire with several civil society organisations to s...
September 2023