civil law partnership | civil society | nonstock corporation

International Civil Society Tribunal

collecting society | collection society | collective management organisation | collective management society | CMO [Abbr.]

civil society [ civil society organisation | civil society organization | CSO | organised civil society | organized civil society ]

collective society | copyright collective society | copyright collective | copyright collecting agency | copyright collecting society | copyright licensing agency | collective-administration society

nominal partnership

collective rights management organisation | collective management organisation | copyright collecting society | copyright collecting agency | copyright collective | collecting society [ CMO ]

company constituted under civil law [ civil law partnership | company governed by civil law | firm constituted under civil law | firm governed by civil law | noncommercial partnership | nonstock corporation | nontrading partnership ]

public corporation | political corporation | public agency

5. The ESF Committee may invite non-voting representatives of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund as well as non-voting representatives of the relevant civil society organizations to its meetings, if the agenda of the meeting requires their participation.

44. Deeply regrets restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly and association in the Sahel; expresses particular concern at reports in Chad of the harassment, intimidation and arrest of journalists, political opponents, trade unionists, church figures and other civil society activists and human rights defenders; expresses further concern at the arrest of and alleged violence against peaceful protesters in Mauritania, and the alleged attempts to silence opposition in Mali, including through the arrest of journalists and political opponents, and by censoring media outlets; stresses, in this connection, the impo ...[+++]rtance in the Sahel of supporting human rights defenders, independent civil society, including women’s organisations, and a free media as key actors in the life of a democratic society, particularly in times of elections; welcomes positive developments on the freedom of expression, assembly and association elsewhere in the region, and encourages the EU to work with local partners to continue encouraging improvements; calls, furthermore, on the EU to encourage and assist a mapping of civil society as a basis for more effective support; recommends that the EU assist civil society and human rights defenders strategically as well as financially, opening up long-term exchanges, including through the relevant EU delegations;

6. Considers that support for democratic transition processes should focus on developing the institutional capacity of democratic institutions, on supporting all democratic political parties and civil society and women’s and minority rights, and on enshrining in the societies of partner countries the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular the freedom of association, expression, assembly and free press and media; calls on the Union and the Member States to enhance partnerships between various organisations and sectors in society in order to hand over ownership of the European neighbourhood ...[+++]process to them; reaffirms that this should be conducted, inter alia, by creating horizontal links between different societal actors on the basis of twinning partnerships between civil society organisations (NGOs, trade unions, business organisations, media, youth organisations, etc.) and twinning projects with national authorities and administrations (especially in the education sector);

50. Reiterates that universal human rights are at the core of EU values; regrets that, although, since the beginning of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP), substantial progress has been achieved as regards democracy and human rights, this progress has not been sufficient, and urges the Commission to continue working with governments, regional and local authorities and civil society actors in the countries concerned; stresses the importance of freedom of expression in building a democratic culture and strengthening civil society; urges the Commission to establish genuine dialogues in this ...[+++] field and to actively develop joint education policies and programmes to promote mutual understanding, tolerance and women's rights, particularly among the new generations; considers that, to this end, the southern partners should display greater transparency and openness to the contribution of civil society; is convinced, however, that the human rights dialogue should not prevent the EU from indulging in public criticism and taking other measures in the event of serious infringements of fundamental rights;