Both public authorities and civil society organisations will reap the benefits of more authentic citizens’ participation Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms The Partnership Principle is one of the key principles in EU Cohesion Policy. It encourages all EU member states to involve stakeholders at all stages of implementing Cohesion Policy funding. Against this […]
The Central Statistical Office of Hungary published a statistical summary of non-profit organizations. The publication reveals that, according to the latest 2018 data, there are over 61,000 non-profit organizations registered in Hungary. In terms of form and areas of activity, there is nothing new: 20,000 are foundations, while 41,000 are nonprofit organisations. In terms of […]
Is there a positive connection between civil society organisations and the functioning of public life? Of course, as the American scientist Robert Putnam demonstrated this impressively in his first “Italian study” 30 years ago. Researchers at the Vienna University of Economics and Business are now investigating empirically the nature of these relationships looking at Austrian […]
Forty-four Italian civil society organisation initiated and signed a Declaration on the Rule of Law, the Multiannual Financial Framework, the European Conference on the Future of Europe and an Empower Roadmap and decided to send it to the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European Council, the Council of the Union, the Economic and Social […]
A group of committed civil society activists and researchers from Danube countries were following the footsteps of women personalities along the river Danube. Listening to stories about successful and famous men and seeing the many streets named after them, it is striking how only a few streets are named after women and how many historical […]
How is civil society doing in Austria these days? Have the conditions for civil society changed in the last years? This question was asked by the advocacy group of non-profit organizations IGO during their “update” of the CIVIL SOCIETY INDEX, which examined the framework conditions of civil society five years after the publication of a […]
Over the past several years there is a growing number of CSOs who have developed contacts across the Balkan countries and started to include CSOs, their networks and representatives in regional co-operatioon and networking activities. However, there is a need of thorough analysis and a systematic approach to the involvement of civil society in strengthening […]
Ten years of the Eastern Partnership: achievements and prospects Background information The main aim of the conference (held in 21 – 23 October 2019 in Prešov) was to discuss findings of the research project entitled “Impact of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement on the Slovak-Ukrainian Cross-Border Cooperation” that has been implemented by the Institute of Political […]
Les élections européennes en France On craignait le pire et, en définitive, les résultats électoraux ne sont pas défavorables à l’Europe. Ainsi le taux de participation (50,1%) est honorable et meilleur que dans les élections européennes précédentes. En outre, la grande majorité des candidats élus sont sur des listes ouvertement pro-européennes, même si chaque liste […]
Après les élections des parlementaires européens, le mécanisme pour choisir les titulaires des postes de dirigeants politiques est extrêmement complexe. En effet, il faut tenir compte des rapports de force entre les groupes politiques au sein du nouveau Parlement, mais sans oublier les rapports de force au sein des Parlements nationaux des 28 Etats membres. […]