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FRA contributes to the development of Latvia’s civil society strategy

The Latvian Ministry of Culture invited FRA to provide input to the ongoing development of the Latvian Civil Society Strategy. FRA contributed in Riga to a meeting of the joint working group of ministries and civil society tasked with developing the strategy.

FRA shared its data on civic space challenges, its insights on supporting and protecting civic space, and its perspectives on how the EU Strategy can support national-level developments. 

FRA also discussed with the Ministry initial conceptual ideas for a national civic space dialogue. 

Both the 2023 Commission Recommendation on Participation and the 2025 EU Strategy for Civil Society encourage Member States to adopt dedicated action plans or equivalent initiatives to foster a safe and enabling civic space. 

FRA supports Member States and Observer countries in developing national civic space/civil society strategies.