In 2025, Civil Society Europe launched the first edition of the Civil Dialogue Award! Civil dialogue is the regular, structured, and meaningful interaction between institutions and civil society organisations along the entire law and policy-making cycle. As civil dialogue is enshrined in the EU Treaties (Art. 11 TEU), it is of utmost importance that we […]
Civil Society Europe is excited to present the training manual “Introduction to Civil Dialogue”, developed within the framework of the ‘EnTrust – Enlightened Trust in Governance’ project. The manual aims to contribute to developing a culture of civil dialogue in EU public officials, by providing trainers with exercises to raise awareness about its importance and […]
To: H.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission H.E. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament H.E. Willem van de Voorde, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the EU Joint open letter from the EESC’s Civil Society Organisations’ Group and Civil Society Europe: European Institutions must recognise, involve and support Civil Society as part […]
December 2024 EU Civil Dialogue: the Foundations of an Institutional Framework April 2024 Introduction to Civil Dialogue: Training manual CSE is excited to present the training manual ‘Introduction to Civil Dialogue’. The manual aims to contribute to developing a culture of civil dialogue in EU public officials, by providing trainers with exercises to raise awareness […]
Lessons Learnt from the Conference on the Future of Europe and Suggestions to Strengthen Future Civil Dialogue
Join us on 29 November! In cooperation with the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), we are pleased invite you to the High-Level Conference on ‘RebuildUkraine’ and Civil Dialogue, which will be held on the 29th of November 2022 in Brussels, Belgium, and online, from 09:30 to 13:15 (CET). Lunch will be served after the conference. The first aim of the conference is to […]
On the 29th of November, we held a High-Level Conference on ‘RebuildUkraine’ & Civil Dialogue, which we co-organised with the European Environmental Bureau. Altogether, 80 people from civil society organisations in Ukraine and the EU and from EU institutions joined us in Brussels and online to: 1) Discuss how Ukrainian and EU civil society can be supported […]
Civil Society Europe sent a letter to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola yesterday. We shared with the newly elected President some key recommendations on civil dialogue in order to put dialogue with representative associations of citizens at the centre of her mandate. Civil society plays a key role in the defense and promotion of the […]
At a moment when basic civil rights are challenged across the European Union, European Institutions need to lead by examples in ensuring that organised civil society can flourish and be empowered. Concrete measures must be introduced to support and develop civic space in the Europe. Civil Society Europe calls on all EU institutions to recognise […]
Civil Society Europe (CSE) Joins Steering Group on Civil Society Platform Last year, the European Commission unveiled its Civil Society Strategy – a pivotal development in their efforts to protect, support, and empower civil society. This strategy comes at a critical moment after years of campaigning from civil society at national and EU level calling […]
