On 28 and 29 March civil society activists and academics from all over Europe, including from the Balkans and Black Sea Region gathered at the European Civic Academy in Słubice, at the Collegium Polonicum, an academic institution symbol of the German and Polish reconciliation and of European unity. The meeting was organised in cooperation with…
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On 7 February 2019, Civil Society Europe together with de verenigde verenigingen, the Flemish Platform of civil society organisations held an expert meeting in Brussels gathering civil society organisations, and experts to discuss possible avenues for a legal framework for European Associations and foundations at EU level. In Europe, Civil society organisations are experiencing multiple…
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On 19 February 2019, members of the Civil Society Europe Steering Committee met in Brussels. They discussed the work programme, prepared a long term strategy and the next General Assembly which will take place on 06 June 2019 in Brussels.
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…
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Civil Society Europe welcomes the European Court of Auditors (ECA) report as a contribution to ensuring further transparency by the European Union on how EU money is spent. This will allow us to better show the added value of our work and stand ready to further improve in the future, at a time where NGOs…
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Ahead of the presentation of the European Court of Auditors on 29 January of their Special report on “Transparency of EU funds implemented by NGOs” CSE would like to share the feeedback of civil society platforms at EU level .We would like to put this report in perspective as the report does not with the…
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On 30 October 2017, Civil Society Europe addressed a letter to the first EC Vice-President , Frans Timmermans, in order to organise a meeting to discuss initiative that could be undertaken to promote civic spaces and democracy in Europe. In line with the recent attacks on civil liberties in some Member States, CSE and other…
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In a vote to the report on Transparency, accountability Integrity in EU institutions, voted yesterday by the European Parliament, a strong majority of MEPs rejected a number of last minute amendments tabled in plenary that aimed at restricting civic freedoms and participation of civil society organisations in the decision making process at EU level which…
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Civil Society Europe invites Civil Society Organisations across Europe to join in a common statement in solidarity with people in Hungary. Statement to Hungarian people and civil society organisations – we stand in solidarity with you! We, representatives of European civil society, hereby express our solidarity with the Hungarian NGOs who were most recently targeted…
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Thanks to all speakers and participants that made it a worthwhile and an energising event! See you in 2017 For more pictures just click on here Presentations: ECA concluding remarks Saskia Sassen presentation
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