European civil society organisations are exploring ways to address the mounting pressure on them, clarify their role and empower themselves to tackle future social challenges. Speaking at the Empowering civil society to act and grow in Europe conference on 27 June, several activists presented the current state-of-play of NGOs in the EU. Factors ranging from a lack of funding and structure to political pressure by right-wing populists have sparked a discussion about their future. More information is available here.
Source: Euractiv