European governments & COVID-19 and EU COVID-19 Recovery schemes & Policy
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Why we need to revive civil dialogue – EESC published Participatory Democracy Compendium
At a time when civil dialogue and our own democratic and societal models are facing new threats such as the rise of populism, disinformation, inequality and Euroscepticism, the European Economic…
THE EU LAW HANDBOOK IS OUT!
Francesca Fanucci, Senior Legal Advisor at ECNL and Hanna Surmatz, Enabling Environment Manager at the EFC and co-lead of the joint DAFNE & EFC Philanthropy Advocacy initiative jointly developed t…
European Commission launched another infringement procedure against Poland regarding the new law on the judiciary
On 29 April 2020, the European Commission launched yet another infringement procedure against Poland by sending a Letter of Formal Notice to the government regarding the new law on the…
Foundations as partners in the European Union Emergency Support Instrument for healthcare
The European Commission announced that it commits to directly supporting the healthcare systems of the EU Member States in their fights against the coronavirus pandemic, channeling resources through the Emergency…
EESC stresses: No lockdown for fundamental rights during the COVID-19 crisis!
EESC President and President of the EESC Group on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law call on respecting fundamental rights in the time of crisis. In their joint…
A Letter from the Frontline – Croatian civil society faces a double crisis
Civil society organisations have been badly hit by the COVID-19 crisis. In Croatia the earthquake on 22 March increased the burden for NGOs and charities. Cvjetana Plavsa-Matic, urges the EU…
Poland must suspend the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court
When in 2017, Poland installed a new Disciplinary Chamber (Izba Dyscyplinarna) within the Supreme Court of Poland (Sąd Najwyższy), critics argued that the government would be able to investigate…
