(European Economic and Social Committee) Interim Report - November 2019 The Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law (FRRL) Group was created as a horizontal body within the European Economic and…
(Die Presse - Translated with DeepL) After the controversial operation against climate activists, the Viennese police continue to be criticized. What exactly are these incidents? Who are the activists? And…
(European Environmental Bureau) Restrictions placed on civil society are dangerous for both our democracies and our environment. A new report by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) reveals examples of EU governments…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) Government officials in Austria have used damaging statements and derogatory comments against CSOs aimed at de-legitimising their work. According to civil society in Austria, public…
By IGO – Interest Group of Public Benefit Organisations Framework Conditions of the Austrian Civil Society The IGO- Interest Group of Public Benefit Organizations, in cooperation with the WU-University of Economics…
(Translated from ORF.at) The Federal Government apparently wants to significantly restrict the participation of environmental protection organizations in environmental law matters. Bruno Rossmann (Liste Pilz) told journalists today that it is…
(The European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) Expression During an interview on the public broadcaster ORF in early July, the Minister of Interior Herbert Kickl (from the far-right FPO party)…
(CIVICUS Monitor) Fears about the erosion of freedom of expression under Austria's coalition government grew after a number of incidents in the early months of 2018. Reporters Without Borders has denounced the rise…
(EURACTIV.com with Reuters) Hundreds of police sealed off part of central Vienna yesterday (18 December) as Austria became the only western European country with a far-right party in power, but…