Initiatives And Campaigns

Civic space is shrinking but civic organisations, movements and active citizens are pushing back! Read about inspiring initiatives and campaigns to reclaim rights and expand civic space in Europe.

Civic space victories

ITALY: Reclaiming public space – Free footsteps in Piazzale Bacone

12 August 2021

Civic space victories

SPAIN: Visible Police ID – Civic Win for CSOs in Catalunya

9 August 2021

COVID-19 crisis

BELGIUM: OPEN LETTER – The fight continues for all undocumented people in Belgium

30 July 2021

Freedom of assembly

STATEMENT: EC Rule of Law report finds civic actors face “serious challenges”: It’s time for the Commission to act!

23 July 2021

Freedom of expression

BUGARIA: Stop Attacks on Pride in Bulgaria!

22 July 2021

Initiatives and campaigns

SLOVENIA: Voters Strongly Reject Water Development Act in Referendum

22 July 2021

Initiatives and campaigns

POLAND: Campaign to Defend the Defenders

22 June 2021

Civic space victories

FRANCE – Encirclement maneuver, accreditation of journalists: The State Council annuls several points of the law enforcement plan

22 June 2021

Civil dialogue

AUSTRIA: EU Corona Development Fund: Use the “swarm intelligence” of organized civil society!

9 June 2021

Initiatives and campaigns

FRANCE: Open letter -The French “Separatism” Bill raises concerns for rights and civil liberties: The EU Commission must question France

7 June 2021

Freedom of expression

Open Global Rights: European plans to regulate internet will have major impacts on civic space at home and abroad

18 May 2021

Initiatives and campaigns

POLAND: Joint statement in support of the Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights

18 May 2021

COVID-19 crisis

IRELAND: Government must protect peaceful and pandemic-safe protesters

18 May 2021

Freedom of assembly

POLAND: Civil society organisations ask the Portuguese Presidency of the Council to take action on the deteriorating situation

19 April 2021

Initiatives and campaigns

POLAND: Rule of Law – European Commission refers Poland to the European Court of Justice to protect independence of Polish judges and asks for interim measures

14 April 2021

Initiatives And Campaigns

ITALY: Reclaiming public space – Free footsteps in Piazzale Bacone

SPAIN: Visible Police ID – Civic Win for CSOs in Catalunya

BELGIUM: OPEN LETTER – The fight continues for all undocumented people in Belgium

STATEMENT: EC Rule of Law report finds civic actors face “serious challenges”: It’s time for the Commission to act!

BUGARIA: Stop Attacks on Pride in Bulgaria!

SLOVENIA: Voters Strongly Reject Water Development Act in Referendum

POLAND: Campaign to Defend the Defenders

FRANCE – Encirclement maneuver, accreditation of journalists: The State Council annuls several points of the law enforcement plan

FRANCE: Open letter -The French “Separatism” Bill raises concerns for rights and civil liberties: The EU Commission must question France

POLAND: Joint statement in support of the Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights

IRELAND: Government must protect peaceful and pandemic-safe protesters

POLAND: Civil society organisations ask the Portuguese Presidency of the Council to take action on the deteriorating situation

POLAND: Rule of Law – European Commission refers Poland to the European Court of Justice to protect independence of Polish judges and asks for interim measures

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