Civil Society Europe’s Reaction to the Proposed Withdrawal of the European Cross-Border Associations (ECBA) Directive On 21st October 2025, the European Commission published its Work Programme for 2026. Despite its commitments to support competitiveness in Europe and to strengthen the European social model, the Commission has proposed to withdraw the European Cross-Border Associations (ECBA) Directive.…

On October 16th, a vote in the Internal Market (IMCO) Committee took place on the Directive on Interest Representation Services on Behalf of Third Countries. This Directive would establish rules to make lobbying on behalf of non-EU countries more transparent. Civil Society Europe welcomes the results of this vote with caution.  As we have previously…

CSE and CoQuality are conducting a European study to understand better how small and medium-sized Third Sector Organisations (TSOs) approach Quality Management (QM). Why this mattersThe European Third Sector is navigating a period of significant challenge, and this study — part of the CoQuality initiative — aims to generate practical, comparative insights on QM practices…

Civil Society Europe’s Reaction to the State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech On the 10th September 2025,  the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivered the annual State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech, which launches the EU political year and indicates the priorities for 2026. In view of this important…

CSE’s Contribution to the Consultation on the EU Civil Society Strategy The EU Civil Society Strategy represents a timely and much needed opportunity for strengthening the support to European civil society and safeguarding civic space by providing a coherent, long-term framework. This is made more necessary by the growing pressure faced by the sector as…