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EU Foreign Interference Law: Is Civil Society at Risk?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Civil Society Europe is bringing together 230 civil society organisations from across Europe to express concern and opposition to a proposed ‘foreign interference’ directive which would create a register of Foreign Funded organisations. This legislation could have unintended negative consequences, hindering CSOs’ ability to fulfill their role as defenders of democracy in Europe and…
‘Rebuild Ukraine’ : A joint statement to the European Commission
Campaign, Civic Space, Democracy, Press releaseBy Syasya Roslan
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…
Join our Call for a European Civil Society Strategy!
Campaign, Civic Space, Conference on the Future of Europe, Press releaseBy Syasya Roslan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Civil Society Europe, with the support of the European Civic Forum, sent out a letter this morning urging European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to include a European Civil Society Strategy in the EC’s 2023 work programme. We were able to gather 300+ CSOs from all over Europe to sign the letter and…
Strasbourg Summit and the Closing Event of the CoFoE
Campaign, Conference on the Future of Europe, Press releaseBy Nastassia Maes
The closing event of the Conference on the Future of Europe, on 9 May, was preceded by the Strasbourg Summit. The latter took place from 5 to 8 May and was organised by civil society organisations, including JEF Europe. Among the highlights of the Summit was the European Civil Society Assembly held on 7 May…
4th Conference on the Future of Europe Plenary
Conference on the Future of Europe, Press releaseBy Syasya Roslan
On March 11th and 12th, 2022, delegates from the Convention for the Conference on the Future of Europe (COFOE) gathered in Strasbourg for the COFOE Plenary. They were made up of the leaders of our thematic clusters, Elisa Gambardella (Social Europe), Gabriella Civico (Our European Life), Assya Kravakova (Digital Transformation), and Antonella Valmorbida (European Democracy).…
EU Civil Society: #WeStandwithUkraine
Democracy, Press releaseBy Carlotta Besozzi
Civil Society Europe condemns the invasion of Ukraine, which has already led to many civilian and military casualties, as well as a significant number of displaced people, in clear violation of international law and the peace established in Europe. This is also a ruthless attack on the democratic aspirations of the people of Ukraine and…
Calling for a Civil Society Strategy for the EU
Conference on the Future of Europe, Press releaseBy Syasya Roslan
On the 5th of November 2021, the Diversity Europe Group – EESC (European Economic and Social Committee) in coordination with Civil Society Europe (CSE) and with the support of the EESC’s Liaison Group and Associational Life Category, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) successfully organized a Conference to examine and discuss the state of civil society organizations…
Contribute to the Civil Society Convention Cluster Consultations!
Conference on the Future of Europe, Press releaseBy Syasya Roslan
Do you want to contribute to the Conference on the Future of Europe? Do you belong to a civil society organization in Europe that operates either at the local or national level? The Civil Society Convention, led by Civil Society Europe will now take the Convention’s work to a more local level, involving grassroots constituencies in the deliberation and…
Civil society must be part of the agenda setting of the Conference on the Future of Europe
Civil Dialogue, Conference on the Future of Europe, Democracy, Press releaseBy Carlotta Besozzi
We call on the co-chairs of the EU institutions to include the Civil Society Convention in the composition of the Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe by the next meeting of the Executive Board on 7 April. The Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe in charge of steering…
The Civil Society Convention on the Future of Europe is ready to work
Civil Dialogue, Democracy, Press releaseBy Carlotta Besozzi
Today the Civil Society Convention on the Future of Europe initiated by Civil Society Europe through a joint declaration, currently endorsed by 72 organisations active at pan European level, had its first meeting.. The Civil Society Convention on the Conference of Europe was initiated to create a link between civil society organisations and the institutional…