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The doctors’ voice in the European medicines debate
On March 27 and 28, the Commons Network will co-host a brainstorming-strategy meeting and a public event at the European […]
February 20, 2018
Is (renewable) energy a common good?
Nr. 2 of a series of posts on renewable community energy by Commons Network fellow Cecile Blanchet. How relocating energy […]
Responses to EU Horizon 2020 and IMI Consultations
12 March 2017. Commons Network responded to the European Commission Public stakeholder consultation on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 as well […]
Announcing: A European Commons Assembly
Our call 26 September 2016. Civic and community initiatives are working to vitalize our urban, rural, scientific and digital commons, […]
On the rise: European Commons Assembly
Networking, unity and policy around the commons paradigm On September 26, a group of nonprofits, activists, and other civil society […]
The European Commons Assembly Debuts in Brussels
Proposes new citizen-based institutions for revitalizing Europe and policy. On November 16, 2016 commoners from across Europe will gather in […]
Commoners hit the capital of Europe: Commons Assembly in Brussels
22 November 2016- In the wake of Trump´s shocking victory and in the midst of a deep EU crisis accelerated […]
Community energy meets the Sustainable Development Goals
Berlin, December 12. Nr. 3 of a series of posts on renewable community energy by Commons Network fellow Cecile Blanchet. […]
Commons Network at energy conference “Future without the NAM”
Our Energy fellow Cecile Blanchet participated on Saturday 7 January to “a future without the NAM“in the Netherlands. The focus was on […]
Commons Network co-hosts ‘the City as a Commons’ at Pakhuis de Zwijger-Amsterdam
Amsterdam 1 September 2016- An evening on the rich history and promising future of the commons. How can we govern […]
Dispatches from the European Commons Assembly
February 1st 2017 Watch: Three days in Brussels Read: Stories on ECA Many people are engaged in […]
Commons Network Co-Host of PeerValue Conference
Peer Value: Advancing the Commons Collaborative Economy is a conference integrating conversations and plans of action for shaping and connecting […]
Public Return for Public Spending – Horizon 2020
Press Release […]
Thoughts from the Peer2value conference
During two days at the beginning of September, the commons collided with renewable energy. Lots of very interesting exchanges […]
Energy as a common good
February 22- 2017 Locally designed and owned energy systems can provide several comparative advantages in Europe and beyond: it favors […]
Dutch EU Presidency takes note of excessive IP protection for medicines
Call for backing comes as Health Ministers meet in Amsterdam today 18 April 2016 AMSTERDAM—We strongly support the Dutch […]
Commons Network selected for Idea Camp on Urban Commons !
June 12th, Berlin. Commons Network has been selected by the European Cultural Foundation for the 3 day Idea Camp ‘Build the City’ on the Urban […]
Roundtable: Why the EU needs Knowledge Commons
On June 1st, hosted by Isabella Adinolfi in cooperation with Commons Network, civil society considers Internet, copyright, health and climate […]
End of Transparency: Paving the way for Trade Secrets in TTIP
June 15th, Brussels, in EUROPOLITICS: Fear struck communities in 2009 as the H1N1 influenza virus (commonly known as swine flu) erupted […]
Dutch propose evaluation of the IP system for medical innovation: Civil Society supports!
Civil Society urges Member States to defend the need for a critical review of the intellectual property system and incentives for […]
Radical Democracy in the European Parliament
June 16th- Brussels. At the event Radical Democracy: Reclaiming the Commons hosted by MEPs Julie Ward (S&D) and Paul Dennanot […]
Art & Commons in times Digital Capitalism
On July 2 Sophie Bloemen of Commons Network speaks at this Berlin event about arts, commons and self-organisation […]
Internet as a Commons in the European Parliament
On the 1st of October The Commons Network, the Green Group and the Heinrich Böll Foundation organised Internet as a Commons: […]
TTIP & COMMONS – European Parliament
What does TTIP mean for the commons ? What can we say about TTIP from a commons perspective? Commons Network […]
Images: Public Space in the Digital Age- October 1st European Parliament
On October 1st Commons Network in cooperation with the European Green Group and the Heinrich Böll Foundation held and expert […]
A Commons perspective on TTIP & Europe
July 7th European Parliament: Intervention Sophie Bloemen on TTIP, CETA & Commons – Committee meeting Intergroup on Public Services & Common Goods. […]
Le Temps des Communs in Paris: Urban Commons
On October 10th Commons Network’s David Hammerstein talked about urban commons at the festival ‘Temps des Communs’ in Paris. Here […]
Why Does Community Energy Matter?
Community energy: a commons approach. Nr. 1 of a series of posts on renewable community energy by Commons Network fellow […]
Stop Trade Secrets- A Dangerous EU Legislation Which Must Be Rejected
What is the problem? Trade secrets are everything companies keep secret to stay ahead of competitors. A secret recipe or […]
Activist Campus in a Castle: Commons Network takes part
The campus of European Alternatives brought together 80 activists from different parts of Europe to exchange, reflect and strategise together […]
The EU can take the lead for affordability, openness and accessibility
Below is a short summary of David Hammerstein’s talk at the event “Health for sale”, The Hague, February 6th, 2016 […]
Why you should be concerned about TTIP and Access to Medicines
February 17 2016. Both the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) are confronted with increasingly high medicine prices. […]
Constructing Urban Commons
The New Towers of De Keyser, Marieke Giele, TU Delft March 7.2016 On the 3rd and 4th of March I […]
Launch Commons Intergroup European Parliament May 26th
Article: What we Share, A Commons Integroup takes of in the European Parliament 2015-05-18 14:12:59 – Commonsnetwork
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 […]
Back in Europe
16 March 2014 – Although I came to understand the Commons concept fully while living in the United States, being back in […]
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 […]
Trading away Europe
March 21, 2014 Negotiating on trade issues must be exciting. Apart from the long hours spend on detailed boring issues; it’s about power, […]
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 […]
BMJ reports on Commons Network TTIP paper
March 27, British Medical Journal (BMJ) reports on Commons Network TTIP paper: 'Trade talks between US and EU could increase cost of drugs, […]
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) […]
Can open knowledge save your life?
Building bridges between the open digital knowledge and access to medicines movements This Open Knowledge Fest Fringe event will take […]
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 […]
Investor-to-state dispute settlement’ in EU–US trade deal risks access to affordable medicines
Several European and American health NGOs publicly criticised the inclusion of investor-to-state-dispute-settlement (ISDS) in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership […]
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 […]
Will Juncker shine some sunlight on the EU-US Trade Negotiations? The Investor-to-State Dispute Mechanism
July 16th 2014. Incoming Commission President Juncker indicated in his inaugeration speech yesterday in the European Parliamenthe beliefs that without transparency 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 […]
Commons Network & UAEM OpenKnowledgeFest Fringe Event – Berlin
Can Open Knowledge Save Your Life? […]