The Prosecutor General’s Office declared the “Russia-EU Civil Society Forum” undesirable

The activities of the German non-governmental organization (NGO) “Russia-EU Civil Society Forum” are recognized as undesirable in Russia. About it informs Prosecutor General’s Office.

“The organization implements programs and projects, prepares reports, publishes articles and studies, holds conferences and seminars, the purpose of which is to discredit the leadership of the Russian Federation,” the message says.

The Prosecutor General’s Office noted that the Russia-EU Civil Society Forum is a network structure and covers about 180 Russian and European organizations. According to the department, the NGO is engaged in establishing links between the EU structure and Russian non-profit organizations (NPOs), and also collects information about internal processes in the Russian Federation and contacts Russian “political emigrants” in order to use them “to the detriment of the interests” of the country.

In addition, the forum cooperates with foreign agents and undesirable organizations. In connection with all of the above, the Prosecutor General’s Office came to the conclusion that NGOs pose a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order, territorial integrity and security of Russia.

At the time of writing, the organization’s website was being updated. The Facebook forum group (owned by Meta, which was declared extremist and banned in Russia) states that the NGO was founded in 2011 and consists of 109 organizations from Russia and EU countries. The forum deals with issues of “visa facilitation, development of civic participation, environmental protection and human rights, historical memory and civic education,” the community description says.

March 31 Prosecutor General’s Office acknowledged undesirable activities of the Free University in the Russian Federation. The prosecutor’s office emphasized that the literature developed and used at the university “has a pronounced anti-Russian character”, in which, under the “pretext of developing democratic institutions, the need to change the foundations of the constitutional system is actually substantiated.” As a result, students develop a “persistent dislike for Russia” during their studies, and they are also “imposed an ultra-liberal model of European democracy,” the department added.

After the decision of the Prosecutor General’s Office, information about the organization is sent to the Ministry of Justice, which enters it into the register of foreign and international NGOs whose activities are recognized as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation. Now the register consists of 80 organizations. The Ukrainian KrymSOS was the last to be included in this list.