EC Civil Society Strategy aims for democratic resilience worldwide
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice (DG JUST) has launched the EU Civil Society Strategy, a comprehensive plan to strengthen democratic resilience by ensuring an open civic space, fostering structured […]
Funding for Global Citizenship Education in Europe
Across Europe, funding for Global Citizenship Education (GCE) is increasingly under pressure as public budgets shrink and government priorities shift away from international solidarity and civic engagement. Discussions within the […]
Annual report 2024
In 2024, CIGS continued to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange, and advocacy for citizen-led initiatives across Europe and beyond. Despite a challenging political and funding landscape, our network of 20 member […]
Capacity for Gender Equality
Across Europe, the push for gender equality and transformative approaches is gaining momentum, but it is also meeting resistance and facing systemic challenges. During our recent meeting of our Capacity […]
Child care practices in funding
On the 29th of September there was a meeting of the funding working group on how to include child care policies into funding practices. Some key take away’s from this […]
European Civil Society Strategy
Community-based organisations such as CIGS play a fundamental role in strengthening democratic values in Europe: from fighting social inequalities, through defending civil liberties, to protecting the environment. They are natural […]
Lianes Coopération joins the network
The Lianes Coopération a French regional multi-stakeholder network dedicated to international cooperation and solidarity in the Hauts-de-France region joined the network during the coordination group meeting on the 12th of […]
Civil society under attack
In the European Parliament the Civic Space Report 2025 was presented on the fourth of June. A comprehensie report on how civic space is developing in Europe, or actually how […]
2nd meeting of coordination group
Strengthening local fundraising and mobilising support
The Funding Working Group came together on the 15th of May 2025 to share insights, challenges, and updates related to funding practices, local fundraising, and mobilising support. With growing pressure […]