Maatschappelijke organisaties (niet-gouvernementele organisaties, Europese verenigingen, netwerken, verenigingen van onderdanen van derde landen, vakbonden, federaties, denktanks, organisaties van EU-burgers die buiten het grondgebied van de Unie wonen, enzovoort) kunnen via debatten, publicaties, pleitbezorging en andere concrete transnationale projecten burgers bereiken en hun belangen behartigen.
Civil society organisations, such as non-governmental organisations, European associations, networks, associations of third-country nationals, trade unions, federations, think tanks, organisations for EU citizens resident outside the territory of the Union, etc., can, through debate, publications, advocacy, and other concrete transnational projects, involve citizens or represent their interests.