February 20, 2018

Fixing Europe: the Commons and Small Utopias

November 7, 2014 How to fix Europe? One thing desperately needed is a vision that connects the many issues that have […]

EU trade secrets directive threat to health, environment, free speech and worker mobility

17 december 2014: Multi-sectoral NGO coalition calls for greater protections for consumers, journalists, whistleblowers, researchers and workers — We strongly oppose […]

High priced hepatitis C treatments spark massive public outcry and political debate in Spain

January 15th 2014 In one of the the largest public health marches in Europe in decades thousands of hepatitis C […]

New Book on Data Sharing and Open Science

February 5th, 2014 A new book on Research Data and Open Science featuring Commons Network fellow Wouter van den Bos has recently come […]

TTIP van de IJsberg

March 5th, 2015   Krant over TTIP-vrijhandelsverdrag waarover wordt onderhandeld tussen de EU en de VS. De krant is gemaakt door […]

MEPs must protect public from EU-US trade deal threat

March 3, 2015 – As the European Parliament drafts its opinion on the controversial TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) […]

A Commons Intergroup in the European Parliament

March 12-2015   Commons Network coordinator Sophie Bloemen contributed an article to the online journal Berliner Gazette on the Commons Intergroup […]

EU trade secrets directive threat to free speech, health, environment and worker mobility

  March 24 2015  A Broad public interest coalition issues a statement on the Trade Secrets Directive being dicussed in the […]

Civil Society in Europe

Budapest, May 14th  Commons Network took part in a three day mini conference in Budapest with 30 actors to discuss the strengthening Civil […]

constructing commons & constructing utopias

Some years ago, I co-developed an essay and report with the title Constructing Utopias that presented dreams of young Europeans […]

February 12, 2018

David Hammerstein

David Hammerstein is a consumer advocate and former Member of the European Parliament for Los Verdes, part of the European […]

Thomas de Groot, community and campaigns

Thomas works as a project manager for Commons Network, mostly focusing on community building and Europe-wide campaigns.