Civil Society Week | Mind the gaps: completing the European Democracy Shield
Civil Society Week 2026 is taking place at the beginning of March and will bring together a wide range of voices, from grassroots activists and youth representatives to EU policymakers, journalists, and organised civil society across Europe. On Wednesday 4 March, a joint session between Democracy International, the European Partnership for Democracy and Culture Action Europe will take place entitled: Mind the Gaps: Completing the European Democracy Shield.
This session will focus on co-creating recommendations from civil society to guide the implementation of the EU’s European Democracy Shield, which includes a series of concrete measures to strengthen European democracy. Three simultaneous sessions will take place on different aspects of the strategy: citizen participation, information integrity, and societal resilience.
Culture Action Europe will be leading the workshop on societal resilience, taking a rights-based approach to creating recommendations with a particular focus on critical-thinking skills, culture, and digital and media literacy to strengthen social cohesion and societal resilience. Learn more, including the session’s guiding questions, on the official event page listed below.
Image source: European Economic and Social Committee (2026)