Updates

CSOs will now have to conclude employment contracts instead of service contracts for short-term work done by service providers.

The Court found that Azerbaijan violated applicants’ right to freedom of association under Article 11 of the Convention.

Learn more about how CSO Meter is used and how we will improve it further in the next couple of years.

This type of nonprofit partnership can advance the connection between the business and public sector as well as help CSOs engage in micro regional development.

New amendments will simplify procedures of reporting about foreign donations to NGOs.

Early parliamentary elections are set for July 11, 2021.

The new Agency has broader duties and rights than the previously existing NGO Council.

The first set of emergency measures ban public assemblies, introduce restrictions on free movement and impose rules on how the mass media coordinates and reports on the exceptional situation.

CSO Meter research used to advocate for improved procedures of state funding allocation, monitoring and evaluation.

New amendments would criminalise defamation of state officials.

The Parliament put forward two worrying legislative initiatives concerning freedom of speech and in particular, mass media law.

The proposed draft amendments on the Law on Local Self-Government offers an opportunity to improve participation and bring legislation in line with European standards.