We call for humane, sustainable solutions and clear distribution of responsibilities within the EU member states
Ahead of the informal meeting of European Foreign Affairs Ministers, Centre for Peace Studies, Are You Syrious, Welcome Initiative and Forum 2020 warned that the EU has to urgently adopt sustainable and humane solutions for the humanitarian crisis at the Greece-Turkey...
Open letter to Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic to push for a reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).
The NGOs Centre for Peace Studies and Are You Syrious, sent an open letter to Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, on behalf of Forum2020, asking him to push for a reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). Forum 2020 emphasizes that the instability and...
Finland’s third EU Presidency – What did Finnish NGOs achieve?
Six months is a short time especially in EU politics. That’s one reason why we at Fingo believe, it was about time to start EU Presidency Project and closer cooperation between European NGO platforms during their EU presidencies. Romanian FOND started the project at...
#EU4Equality – Finnish NGOs challenged the Finnish government to promote gender equality
In recent years, there has been backlash around the world towards gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights. The backward values and the challenges to the international rule-based system are also on the rise in Europe. Finland is often seen as a gender equality...
Raising public awareness about human rights and EU policies
Finnish civil society organizations created tangible outcomes of the sub-grants awarded by the EU Presidency Project. As part of EU presidency project, Fingo awarded three separate sub-grants to the campaigns of civil society organizations: Pro Ethical Trade Finland,...
European conference “Just EUrope”
CROSOL is organizing a European conference on the rule of law and human rights in EUrope. The conference will take place on March 18 2020, in Zagreb. More about the conference and how to participate, find HERE. European Union has for decades been perceived as a space...
CSOs opened the Croatian presidency of the Council of the EU with an expert advocacy panel “EU as a Forgotten Peace Project?”
Civil society organizations gathered within the Forum 2020 platform held an expert advocacy panel “EU as a Forgotten Peace Project?” on 14th-15th January in Vukovar. The goal of the event was to, on the anniversary of peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danube...
Expert advocacy panel: EU as a Forgotten Peace Project?
Vukovar, 14th and 15th January 2020 FORUM 2020 – an informal network of civil society organisations coordinated by CROSOL – Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity, invites you to the opening event of Croatia’s presidency of the Council of the European...
Croatian citizens believe that the fight against corruption must be the priority of Croatia’s EU Presidency
CROSOL – the Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity, in collaboration with Ipsos Puls, has published the results of a public opinion poll on Croatia’s presidency of the EU Council taking place in the first half of 2020. The research was carried out...
Wellbeing and sustainability over growth – Beyond Growth conference delivers strong recommendations for the EU
Fingo’s main event during Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU brought together experts from different countries to discuss how to transform economic priorities. More than 150 experts from academia, politics, civil society and business gathered in Helsinki on...