The Civic Space: Growing – Shrinking – Closing – Changing? A Comparative Analysis
“In recent years, the European Union has suffered from democratic backsliding and the erosion of the rule of law as well as from a weakening of other fundamental values, particularly in the Central and Eastern European member states. At the same time, the EU has been doing more and is better equipped in term of funding, capacity, and tools to respond to the shrinking space for civil society outside of its territory than inside. This discrepancy is above all caused by a general lack of political will and resistance to intervention by the EU institutions within member states.” (Havlícek 2020, 2). This harsh criticism is supported by ...
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