Civil society needs a safe and enabling environment. That civic space has been shrinking in parts of Europe was widely documented even before the pandemic hit. The adoption this month by the European Parliament of the report on this theme is crucial in the current political environment that emphasizes the need for CSOs to act, or some countries might divert way too far from the path of European values. Article on Social Europe calls attention to the immediate need for action by CSOs and institutions to protect civic space. Read more here.
Source: Social Europe
