An international organisation in Strasbourg which comprises 47 countries of Europe. It was set up to promote democracy and protect human rights and the rule of law in Europe
The EU Civil Society Contact Group is an alliance bringing together eight large rights and value based NGO sectors acting in the public interest:
CONCORD, the European NGO confederation for Relief and Development
Culture Action Europe, the Forum for the Arts and Heritage
EPHA, the European Public Health Alliance
EUCIS-LLL, the European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning
EWL, the European Women's Lobby
Green10, a group of leading environmental NGOs active at EU level
HRDN, the Human Rights and Democracy Network
Social Platform, the Platform of European Social NGOs