{"id":5651,"date":"2026-05-21T15:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academiacidada.org\/?p=5651"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:05:48","slug":"academia-cidada-esteve-no-parlamento-europeu-para-o-lancamento-do-civic-space-report-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/academiacidada.org\/en\/academia-cidada-esteve-no-parlamento-europeu-para-o-lancamento-do-civic-space-report-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizenship\u00a0Academy at the European Parliament to launch the Civic Space Report 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" data-attachment-id=\"5653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/academiacidada.org\/en\/academia-cidada-esteve-no-parlamento-europeu-para-o-lancamento-do-civic-space-report-2026\/094_33a5193\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/academiacidada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/094_33A5193.jpg?fit=8192%2C5223&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"8192,5223\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Elio Germani&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;13\/05\/2026 - European Parliament, Brussels - The new Brussels effect: Why the EU increasingly shapes the space for civil society, and how to respond. 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The event, titled \u201cThe New Brussels Effect: Why the EU increasingly shapes the space for civil society, and how to respond,\u201d brought together civil society organizations, media outlets, human rights defenders, UN representatives, and MEPs from the Greens\/EFA, S&amp;D, and Renew Europe groups.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event featured remarks by MEPs Tineke Strik, Fabienne Keller, Rasmus Nordqvist, Raquel Garc\u00eda Hermida-van der Walle, and Ana Catarina Mendes. Emphasizing that \u201cdemocracy is responsibility,\u201d Ana Catarina Mendes and the other MEPs present acknowledged the irreplaceable role of civil society in defending and strengthening democracy: as a guardian of accountability, a voice for the most vulnerable communities, a response to failures in public services, and a bridge between the reality on the ground and political decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Civic Space Report 2026 shows that restrictions on civic space are no longer isolated exceptions and are becoming structural, both at the national level and, increasingly, at the level of the European Union itself. The report identifies worrying trends &#8211; ranging from the fabrication of suspicions against organizations, lack of funding, delegitimization of rights advocacy, the use of legal frameworks inspired by authoritarian models, the repression of peaceful protests, and the criminalization of solidarity, to the expansion of surveillance powers and the systematic marginalization of civil society in decision-making processes. Despite this, the report also highlights the resilience, adaptability, and impact of civil society across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos from the slide: Elio Germani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nextend-smartslider3\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Academia Cidad\u00e3 esteve no Parlamento Europeu, em Bruxelas, no dia 14 de maio, para o lan\u00e7amento do Civic Space Report 2026 do European Civic Forum, onde assinamos o cap\u00edtulo sobre 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