Survey on Trust in EU Institutions

This survey is part of the EnTrust Project. We are reaching out to 350+ civil society organisations at EU level to understand challenges in your advocacy work and how your relationship with EU institutions has developed over time. The survey further addresses principles of governance and the role of trust and distrust in organisations’ activities. The findings of the…

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Protect Civil Society, Defend Democracy: A Civil Society Strategy for an effective rule of law

Join us on 22 March 2023! European Civic Forum, Civil Society Europe and CIVICUS will host will host a policy dialogue involving key EU policy and decisionmakers, regional and national civil society organisations titled “Protect Civil Society, Defend Democracy,” on 22 March 2023. The aim of the event is to present the findings of annual civic space reports and studies…

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NextGenerationEU must involve all stakeholders! So far, it has not.

Civil Society Europe has co-signed the statement with the European Students Union, OBESSU – the Organising Bureau of European School Students Unions, and the Lifelong Learning Platform. The NextGenerationEU instrument was announced last year as the biggest single investment of the European Union, mounting up to 750 billion euros, with the Recovery and Resilience Facility…

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Expert Roundtables: Trustworthy Media

Join us on 09 February 2023! In the last years, the relationship between the media and trust in democratic institutions has received increasingly attention. Media freedom and pluralism are seen in danger, sometimes caused by governmental control over media outlets. At the same time, concerns over the dangers of digital platforms for human rights and democracies have become more…

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Workshop on Disinformation & Civic Space

Join us on 13 December! Civil Society Europe is organising a Lunch workshop on Disinformation and civic space on 13 December from 12:30 to 14:30. The workshop will enable us to get further insights into main EU plans ahead to counter disinformation and we will discuss how these interact with civic space. This discussion is timely as the European Commission is preparing…

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High-Level Conference on ‘RebuildUkraine’ & Civil Dialogue

“We believe that it is essential that European and Ukrainian civil society organisations have a real role not only in the definition but also in the implementation and monitoring of ‘RebuildUkraine’ and EU-Ukraine cooperation for reconstruction and recovery, as well as towards Ukraine’s accession to the EU” Jean Marc Roirant President Civil Society Europe For…

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CSE supports a legislative initiative on Cross-border activities of associations

As societal challenges have a European or even global dimension, we witness the increase of activism crossing borders and connecting people. It is therefore critical that EU policies can support transnational cooperation among civil society organisations focusing for the common good. For this reason, we welcome the call for evidence and public consultation that the…

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Civil society public letter on the Council’s proposed general approach to the Regulation of Political Advertising

The compromise text proposed by the Czech Presidency for the Regulation on political ads poses risks to democracy and civic space.  The text poses risks by: defining the free expression of political ideas and civic engagement as political advertising, therefore imposing disproportionate obligations on simple civic participation; establishing a sanctions regime that applies to users…

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‘Rebuild Ukraine’ : A joint statement to the European Commission

European Commission must guarantee a meaningful role for civil society in ‘RebuildUkraine’   In May 2022, the platform “RebuildUkraine,” developed for the reconstruction of Ukraine, was announced by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. As civil society organisations, we applaud the formation of ‘RebuildUkraine.’ However, we are concerned about the absence of…

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