May 2025
Joint Civil Society Contribution on Civic Space to the 2025 Annual Rule of Law Report
December 2024
European Cross Border Association: Introductory Handbook for non profit organisations
December 2024
Guidance Note/Impact Assessment Tool & Checklist on Civic Space
September 2024
Questions & Answers on the European Cross-Border Associations (ECBA) Directive
This document aims to answer key questions, raised in discussions with some Member States, about the proposal for a Directive on European Cross-Border Associations (ECBA) proposed by the European Commission, as well as the European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposed Directive which was adopted in its first reading. To do so, it provides a factual understanding of the ECBA Directive from the perspective of civil society actors.
June 2024
Joint Civil Society Contribution on Civic Space to the 2024 Annual Rule of
Law Report
This document presents the civil society contribution on civic space to the 2024 Annual Rule of Law Report, analyses cross-country trends on civic space in the EU and proposes priority country-specific recommendations (CSRs) for most EU Member States. This paper was prepared together with the members of CSE’s Working Group on Civic Space and Fundamental Rights.
April 2024
EnTrust Integrated policy paper
The Integrated Policy Paper aims to present the policy recommendations stemming from the research streams explored by the EnTrust project. The document is based on the findings and recommendations presented in the project’s seven European Policy Briefs (PBs), built on the team’s research and enriched by roundtable discussions with stakeholders. The paper gives a holistic overview of the findings of the EnTrust research as presented in the PBs, and then provides twelve overarching recommendations stemming from them.
November 2023
Civil society input on the proposed Directive on European Cross-border Associations (ECBA)
July 2023
2024 EU Election Manifesto for better civic space and civil dialogue
As part of our campaign ‘Civil Society for EU’, over 250 civil society organisations call on the European Parliament and Commission to adopt an EU-wide Civil Society Strategy and an Agreement on Civil Dialogue.
July 2023
Letter to Commissioner Breton about the State of play of the legislative proposal for Associations and Non-Profit Organisations
April 2023
Joint Contribution to the 2023 Annual Rule of Law Report
December 2022
Report on High-Level Conference on ‘RebuildUkraine’ & Civil Dialogue
October 2022
CSE response to EC Consultation on a proposal for legislative initiative on cross-border activities of associations
October 2022
Joint Civil Society & Social Economy Contribution
October 2022
The Defence of Democracy package – Proposals from Civil Society
Building a Resilient Democracy and a strong and vibrant civic space Preliminary Proposals from Civil Society.
October 2022
Civil Society Europe’s Response to the Public Consultation on European Citizenship
July 2022
Civil Society Role in “RebuildUkraine”
The European Commission must guarantee a meaningful role for civil society in ‘RebuildUkraine’ | Statement by European and Ukrainian civil society organisations.
June 2022
European Civil Society Strategy – Letter to Von der Leyen
European Commission work programme 2023: the need to include the development of a European Civil Society Strategy.
May 2022
CSE’s response to the EC targeted consultation on the 2022 EU Charter of Fundamental Rights report
The Civic Space and its Role in Protecting and Promoting the Fundamental Rights Under the Charter | Contribution by Civil Society Europe to the Targeted Consultation.
February 2022
Joint Civil Society Paper on a European Association Statute
Joint Civil Society Position Paper on the European Parliament Proposal for a European Association Statute.
June 2020
Ending SLAPPs – Joint NGO Policy Paper
Ending Gag Lawsuits in Europe | Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights.
August 2019
Civil Society on the Frontline – 5 action points for EU action
From 2019 to 2024 we urge the European Union (EU) institutions to commit to five series of actions to secure the important role of civil society organisations, human rights defenders and social movements in protecting and promoting human rights within the European Union.
June 2019
Statement on Shrinking Civic Space in Europe
Statement on Shrinking Civic Space in Europe in advance of the European Parliament Plenary discussion on 6 February 2018.
February 2019