Alerts Roundup #5

Restrictions on civil society are becoming institutionalised and mainstreamed across the continent, including unfounded accusations against NGOs in the European and national parliaments, the spread of “foreign agents” legislation and rhetoric, and restrictions on protest rights.

Meanwhile, restrictive patterns are increasingly being taken up, legitimised, and reinforced at the EU level. Our latest Civic Space Report, launched earlier this month, makes for essential reading, and documents 8 key trends in European civic space.

If you haven’t already, do check out the report, which includes a horizontal, Europe-wide analysis, as well as 14 country and regional chapters written by experts on the ground.

In this roundup, we bring you some of the latest developments in European civic space, which confirm that the trends identified in our report — from the criminalisation of solidarity with migrants to the spread of “foreign agents” laws — are continuing.