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The European Commission has stepped up its preparations for the upcoming EU Civil Society Strategy, a framework aimed at supporting, protecting, and strengthening the engagement with civil society organizations across the European Union. For this purpose, the Commission launched a public consultation to offer citizens and stakeholders an opportunity to share their ideas.

The EU Civil Society Strategy will propose concrete actions to better protect and support civil society organisations across the EU. The objective of the Strategy will be to enable an environment that allows civil society to thrive, contributing to a more inclusive, participatory and just European society.

Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen said: “Civil society organizations lend an invaluable support to the Commission when it comes to supporting and safeguarding democracy. It is crucial that, in turn, the Commission looks out for civil society organizations.”

Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Commissioner Michael McGrath (pictured) said: “A vibrant civil society is the heartbeat of our European democracies. The Strategy will protect and empower civil society organisations in their work, strengthening our engagement to ensure that they can meaningfully contribute to EU policymaking. We are inviting stakeholders to contribute to our consultation so that the Strategy reflects real-time needs and challenges of civil society representatives across Europe.”

The consultation will run for 12 weeks, until 5 September. The contributions received will feed into the preparation of the upcoming EU Civil Society Strategy.

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