🚨 CSOs sound the alarm: The #DefenceofDemocracy Directive on foreign interference fails to address fundamental rights issues.

Read our briefing paper to learn about the risks of this Directive 👉civic-forum.eu/advocacy/forei…

🌍 On #EarthDay , let’s celebrate civil society’s crucial role in environmental conservation and fostering a #justtransition .

Alongside 220+ CSOs, #CivilSocietyforEU calls on the EU to recognise this role and support civil society👉bit.ly/a_homepage

#unlockthepotential

Introducing European Civic Micro-Grants!

This year, we're offering micro-financial support to CSOs, movements and initiatives within our network.

We aim to support capacity and network-building, and help CSOs to adapt to emerging events.

Learn more 👇
civic-forum.eu/members-corner…

⚠️ ALERT: Jesús Rodríguez Sellés, a journalist at Directa, has been forced into exile after facing investigation for his role in the #TsunamiDemocràtic .

Read more on #CivicSpaceWatch ! 👇
civicspacewatch.eu/iridia-call-to…

#ProtestarNoEsTerrorisme

Today, our secretary general Alexandrina Najmowicz is speaking at a meeting of CERV beneficiaries, sharing some of ECF's success stories. European Commission

‼️ 7/12 investigated for terrorism in the case of #TsunamiDemocràtic are in exile, knowing that neither their work nor their rights or themselves are safe in Spain.

As a Greens/EFA in the EU Parliament 🌍 Ecolo candidate to the next EU elections, I have just signed the pledge of the #CivilSocietyForEU campaign to support civil society all over Europe! #unlockthepotential Social Platform Civil Society Europe

‘A pact on informed and open policy debate’ will have the participation of:

Gabriella Civico, Carlotta BESOZZI, Matteo Vespa, Alessia Valentino, Alicja Szastko, and Alexandrina Najmowicz, from CSE, European Commission, Poland in the EU & European Civic Forum, respectively

ℹ️ bit.ly/3xD8QgO

🔍 Packed with loopholes: why the AI Act fails to protect #CivicSpace & the #RuleofLaw .

Having closely monitored the EU's AI Act process over the past 3 years, ECF, ECNL and @libertieseu have published an analysis of the #AIAct .

Our takeaways 👇 1/8

Grazie Pietro Bartolo for signing the #CivilSocietyforEU campaign pledge!

We hope that more candidates from Partito Democratico 🇮🇹 🇪🇺
will follow suit and express their support to European civil society.

👉 bit.ly/486V5Ug

#unlockthepotential

🗓️ Coming up next week! Join the two EnTrust debates to discuss:

1⃣The relationship between CSOs & EU institutions, and civil dialogue for EU policymaking
2⃣An upcoming guide to understanding trust & distrust in democratic governance

More info 👉bit.ly/3UlqJJO

Join the European Commission #EURightsAgency survey on #CivilSociety funding.

It will feed the European Commission’s 2024 Annual Report on the application of the EU Charter of #FundamentalRights .

📌 #EUHaveYourSay up to 30 April

🔗europa.eu/!CwyhqN

The #EUelections2024 taking place in less than two months.

The last five years have been difficult. But there is another way.

Let’s vote for a Europe of Solidarity, Democracy and Rights for All!

Here's how civic-forum.eu/EU24

#ThereIsAnotherWay #EuropeForAll

The #EUelections2024 taking place in less than two months.

The last five years have been difficult. But there is another way.

Let’s vote for a Europe of Solidarity, Democracy and Rights for All!

Here's how civic-forum.eu/EU24

#ThereIsAnotherWay #EuropeForAll

We denounce the terrorism charges brought by the Spanish justice system against Tsunami Democratic, a movement of thousands of citizens who protested in 2019 against the imprisonment of Catalan social and political leaders.

European Civic Forum

Nous dénonçons les accusations de terrorisme portées par le système judiciaire espagnol contre Tsunami Democratic, un mouvement de milliers de citoyens qui ont protesté en 2019 contre l'emprisonnement de leaders sociaux et politiques catalans.

European Civic Forum

Solidarity with Polish women fight for abortion rights as key bills to legalize and decriminalize abortion are presented today!

Please share to mount the pressure needed to defend abortion as a fundamental human right.

#AlertForPoland #SolidarityWithPolishWomen #StrajkKobiet

🎙️Alexandrina N.: Covert foreign interference is a real threat but the proposed Directive would not help identify malign actors. Instead, it risks stigmatising legitimate interest representation by #civilsociety & fueling institutions' growing distrust towards CSOs in the EU.