Updates

Brief summary of the new initiatives to support the right to participation and increase transparency.

Summary of the developments affecting the environment in which civil society works, even during martial law (update as of March 25).

CSOs adapt their work to help refugees fleeing Ukraine amid new emergency measures and bodies introduced.

Overview of recent legal measures to uphold an enabling environment for CSOs.

Based on findings from our CSO Meter monitoring, ECNL submitted its input to inform the upcoming UN Special Rapporteur report on CSOs’ access to resources, including foreign funding.

The report reveals that public participation is in many cases not implemented in practice and identifies areas where the implementation of the OGP National Action Plan needs to be accelerated.

The report finds that while an enabling legal framework for public participation is generally in place, there is considerable room for improvement when it comes to practical implementation.

CSOs are now required to provide more details in their bank payment orders.

The re-introduction of a problematic article in the Criminal Code is extremely troubling in light of the 300 CSOs that have been involuntarily liquidated by state decisions.

Read our quick summary of legislative changes affecting CSOs’ ability to raise resources for their mission.

In open statement CSOs warn that the ongoing crisis limits the right to public participation.

The platform is a step forward and provides more transparency, but its effectiveness is yet to be seen.