
Brussels: The European Commission has reopened its flagship rights-and-democracy fund, publishing the 2026 CERV calls…

Strasbourg: Europe has reopened its main funding line for civil society, putting 305 million euros…

Gdańsk: In a city that helped topple one empire and now guards against democratic backsliding,…

Budapest: Europe’s rights and democracy campaigners have a fresh pot of money to chase, and…

Vilnius: Grassroots groups that defend democracy and equality across Europe have a fresh pot to…

Tallinn: In a modest office in the Estonian capital, a small charity that shelters women…

Brussels: Charities and grassroots networks across Austria and beyond have started drafting applications in earnest,…

Vilnius: The European Union has thrown open its main funding line for democracy and rights…

Bratislava: In the Slovak capital, where advocacy groups have grown used to working under political…

A 305 million euro question now sits on the desks of civil-society groups across the…

Brussels: The European Commission has published the first 2026 calls for proposals under the Citizens,…

Warsaw: Across the Union a particular kind of organisation is filling in application forms this…

Budapest: A new round of European Union money for the groups that defend rights, equality…

Brussels: The organisations that run domestic-violence shelters, monitor election integrity and keep the memory of…

Brussels: On paper, the European Union is about to spend more than ever on rights,…

Budapest: In a city that has become shorthand for Europe’s long argument over the rule…

Warsaw: As governments across the Union argue over the price of democracy in their next…

Madrid: A new round of European funding is opening for the organisations that sit closest…

Maastricht: In the Dutch city whose name became shorthand for the European project, the machinery…

Brussels: As governments across the continent argue over the rule of law and the space…

Warsaw: The grants are modest by the standards of European budgets, but for the organisations…

Aachen: In the border city where Charlemagne once held court and where modern Europe likes…

Brussels: The organisations that monitor elections, staff helplines for abuse survivors and translate dense legislation…

Kraków: In a borrowed meeting room above a Polish community centre, a handful of organisers…