An interview with the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of assembly and association

When information requests are used to discredit civil society, the damage can reach far beyond the organisations themselves, and impact communities and causes they support.

More than 600 organisations call on EU leaders to invest in Europe’s democratic future.

Read ECNL’s recommendations in response to the Draft Act on the Protection of National Security by the Intelligence and Security Services.

How could emerging social, technological, political and behavioural shifts reshape democratic life at the European, national and local levels?

Read ECNL’s comments on how the upcoming General Comment No. 38 can strengthen safeguards for individuals, organisations and movements to exercise and defend their right to associate.

TAI and ECNL brings together civil society leaders and funders to explore how organisations and communities navigate uncertainty, pressure and change – and what it takes to fund resilience.

Read our blog on how the EU’s AI Omnibus weakens key protections against harmful AI and opens the door to weakening other EU digital laws.

Strategic simulations with civil society and key allies put forward new opportunities to strengthen resilience amidst attacks.

35 organisations and researchers call on the EU AI Office to provide clear information on the timeline and process of the establishment of the Advisory Forum, the only formal mechanism ensuring civil society voices are part of AI Act implementation.