The Appeal to the Council of Europe on Amendments to the Russian Constitution Received Strong Support from Russian Citizens
The appeal to the Council of Europe asking the Venice Commission for an urgent legal examination of the amendments to the Russian Constitution and the procedures for their adoption has been signed by more than a hundred thousand Russian citizens in a week. Among the many recent protests in Russia […]
Is It a Fortress Europe? A Call for a Humane Treatment of Refugees and Solidarity
[ + ] 1. ↑ Read more at www.unhcr.org/europe-emergency.html 2. ↑ See https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/17/greece-violence-against-asylum-seekers-border, www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/03/greece-turkey-refugees-explainer, https://helprefugees.org/news/eu-turkey-deal-explained 3. ↑ See www.un.org/press/en/2020/sc14132.doc.htm and www.msf.org/horrific-day-indiscriminate-attacks-idlib-syria 4. ↑ See www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-greece-migrants/msf-urges-greece-to-evacuate-migrant-camps-due-to-coronavirus-risk-idUSKBN2102M1 5. ↑ See www.infomigrants.net/en/post/23468/who-will-be-on-the-list-of-1-600-refugees-relocated-from-greece 6. ↑ See, e.g., https://dutchreview.com/news/dutch/leiden-ready-to-shelter-orphaned-refugee-children-from-greece 7. ↑ See the Convention text at www.unhcr.org/1951-refugee-convention.html
All Forum Events until 31 May 2020 Suspended or Re-Formatted
Dear members, supporters, donors and all interested in the activities of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, These days hardly anyone is not affected by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. So is the Forum. Due to the necessity to take care of the well-being of our members, supporters and guests, […]
Internship in the Programmes Department
Europe Lab 2020 — Looking Back and Forward
On 7 February, 2020, a small group gathered in Berlin to discuss the path of the Europe Lab programme. Representatives of the secretariat and the board of CSF, active alumni, colleagues from DRA and former coordinators intensively reviewed the milestones, key elements, success stories and challenging moments. And took a […]
Solidarity is a Fight against Despair
Presentation of the Report on State of Civil Society — 2019 in Warsaw and Prague
On 3-5 February 2020, the study tour ‘Report on state of civil society: disseminating the results among local communities, advancing research’ took place in Warsaw and Prague, which was organised by the expert group on civil society research, facilitated by the Institute for Public Affairs, Warsaw and the Association for […]
Study Tour of the Working Group on Public Health to the Netherlands
Internship in the Communications Department at the CSF Secretariat.
EU-Russia Civil Society Forum (CSF) is looking for two interns who will be based at the Communications Department at the CSF Secretariat. The appointment will be from 15 April 2020 till 14 July 2020 and from 15 July 2020 till 14 October 2020 respectively. The Secretariat is based in Berlin, […]
Board of the Forum is Dismayed at the Trial for the “Set’” (Network) Group
The Board of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum is dismayed at the trial for the “Set‘” (Network) group, which was labelled by the Russian authorities a terrorist community – without any plausible ground. Besides, the trial was marked with numerous law violations, including torture, and followed by the inhumane verdict, […]
