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More than 600 organisations say it clear: Defend AgoraEU, Invest in European Citizens’ Future!
Ahead of the European Council of the 15th and 16th October, more than 600 organisations across different sectors joined forces to send the governments a clear message: Europe need a strong AgoraEU, the proposed new programme to support culture, media and journalism, and civil society. In a context of growing disillusionment and fracturing communities, AgoraEU supports…
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It’s Time to Act! Read Our Action Plan on Civil Dialogue
At EU level, civil dialogue – the regular, structured, and meaningful interaction between institutions and civil society organisations – is outlined in the Treaty on European Union under article 11.2. However, its implementation is still limited, inconsistent and often on an ad-hoc basis. The EU Strategy for Civil Society includes 10 guiding principles on civil…
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A Strong Union Needs Civil Society: State of the Union 2026
It’s that time of year where the European Commission President takes stock of where Europe is and where we’re headed, in their ‘State of the Union’ (SOTEU) speech. From security and defence to social media, AI, and the climate crisis – Europe can’t afford to stand still, and civil society is one of the sectors…
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Let’s Protect Democracy – Civil Society’s Priorities for the Democracy Shield
The Democracy Shield is an opportunity for the EU to safeguard its democratic foundations. Protecting democracy has been a core feature of our work, from ensuring civil society participation in the Conference on the Future of Europe, to contributing to the Commission’s democracy initiatives, from the European Democracy Action Plan, to the Defence of Democracy…
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Infographics on Civil Society Funding
To thrive and deliver for the citizens that they represent, civil society organisations need robust and sustainable funding. The sources, mechanisms and amount of such funding also need to be at everyone’s disposal to give citizens and organisations the chance to evaluate them according to their needs. However, most times this information is hard to…
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Open Letter from Civil Society to European Leaders: Deliver a Budget that is Up to the Challenge!
On 18 June 2026, as the European Council meeting in Brussels takes place, Civil Society Europe and a wide number of civil society, non-profit, education, research, culture, philanthropy, social services and social economy organisations have launched an open letter in support of a strong EU budget for the period 2028-2034. It has been signed by…