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| Freedom of association and freedom of assembly | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the country visit to the Netherlands and authorities’ observations on the report
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Freedom of assembly | For a country with a strong tradition of respecting freedom of association and assembly, according to one participant, the Netherlands’ Public Assemblies Act contained provisions that did not meet…Show details |
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| Freedom of association and assembly | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the country visit to Estonia and authorities’ observations on the report
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Freedom of assembly | Participants considered that there were no unjust restrictions that would limit the freedom of assembly or activity of CSOs in Estonia. Participants explained that the Estonian CSO community was…Show details |
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| Freedom of association and freedom of assembly | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the country visit to Belgium and authorities’ observations on the report
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Freedom of assembly | Participants considered that Belgium generally had high levels of protection for human rights, freedom of association and respect for civic space. They highlighted the fundamental role of CSOs in…Show details |
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| Freedom of association and assembly | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the country visit to Luxembourg and authorities’ observations on the report
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Freedom of association | Participants mentioned the problems for homeless people during the pandemic, where there had been several problems with access to assistance and health care for them. Participants mentioned that…Show details |
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| European Civic Forum (ECF) civic space report 2024 | Contribution to European Commission's Rule of Law annual review Civic Space Report 2024
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Freedom of assembly | Ahead of the EU elections, the European Civic Forum published its Civic Space Report 2024. The report finds that overall, civic freedoms have deteriorated in Europe during the last five years.…Show details |
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| Freedom of association | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Croatia
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Freedom of association | Participants considered that the legal framework regulating the freedom of association and the freedom of assembly was liberal. Only three people were needed to set up a CSO, which resulted in the…Show details |
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| Freedom of association | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Slovenia
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Freedom of association | Participants agreed that the legal framework for protecting freedom of association and freedom of assembly was up to international standards. There was no legal restriction on the activities of…Show details |
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| Freedom of association | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Sweden
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Freedom of association | Participants explained that Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) had great freedom over their selforganisation, as long as their structure ensured internal democracy and transparency. As in…Show details |
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| Freedom of association | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Portugal
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Freedom of association | Participants agreed that the legal framework for protecting freedom of association and freedom of assembly was strong in Portugal, and that these rights did not suffer from systemic or serious…Show details |
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| Freedom of association | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Greece
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Freedom of association | A CSO representative presented findings of a 2021 report on abuse of power by the police in the context of assemblies. This report found that the 2020 legislative reforms regulating assemblies…Show details |