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No Scandal, No Misuse of Funds – But the Commission Needs to Invest in a More Understandable Database
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) report on the transparency of EU funding to NGOs confirms what civil society has stated all along: there is no evidence of irregularities or misuse in how NGOs are selected or how EU grants are used. This directly undermines politically motivated claims for certain political groups that NGOs are…
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Attacks on NGOs in the European Parliament – 570+ Organisations Join Forces to Defend Civil Society
European civil society organisations (CSOs) are currently facing an attack coming from certain Members of the European Parliament. Spearheaded by some MEPs from the European People’s Party (EPP) and by far-right groups, this attack resorts to misleading arguments to fabricate a scandal. This portrayal has been amplified through the media, with notable exceptions of articles…
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Common Civil Society Position Paper on the Outline of the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework
This document provides civil society’s position and proposals on the outline for the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework’s (MFF) negotiations. This document also draws on the recommendations included in the report “The Future of Europe is Ours: A View from Civil Society Recommendations from civil society organisations for the Conference on the Future of Europe” (CSCoFoE)…
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A Patchwork of Opacities: CSE Reports on the Transparency of European Parliament Committees in the 2019-2024 Term
Transparency of decision making processes is a key element for democracy: access to documents, and clarity of the policy making flow and key players are essential for citizens, civil society organisations and journalists to act as watchdogs to ensure that policy making is not captured by vested interests. Transparency of the institutions is also mandated…
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Unpacking the EU AML/CFT Package
In May 2024, the EU adopted a new Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism package, which will be applicable from July 2027. Join us for this event as we explore the potential impact of this new package on the non-profit sector. Organised by Civil Society Europe, Philea, and the European Center for Not-for-Profit…
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The EU must ensure the conditions for an open public debate on EU policies
Today Civil Society Europe Published a statement in view of the European Parliamentary Debate on EU Financing through the LIFE programme of entities lobbying EU institutions and the need for transparency taking place on 22 January 2025. As the coordination of civil society organisations (CSOs) representing citizens, we believe that the EU must ensure the…