State of emergency in the Republic of Moldova
The state of emergency is now in force until May 15.
State of emergency in Armenia and its impact on human rights and civic space
State of emergency is now in force until May 14, 2020.
State of emergency: Georgia
The state of emergency is now in force until April 21.
Azerbaijan: National Action Plan on Open Government approved
If activities under this action plan are implemented, this will be a ground to restore Azerbaijan’s currently suspended status in OGP.
Moldova: new focal point for Government-CSO cooperation established
The measure addresses one of the specific recommendations of the latest CSO Meter Country Report.
Armenia: CSO registration and economic activities are subject to more restrictive requirements compared to businesses
Transparency International Anticorruption Center has launched discussions on a more enabling environment for CSOs.
Ukraine: New state body for civil society
The new State Agency will focus on developing youth and children issues.
Ukraine: National Strategy for Civil Society Development objectives not achieved, finds study
Goals listed in the action plans often do not correspond with the Strategy.
Moldova: New Governance plan includes only one objective for civil society
The plan ignores priority issues, such as the law on non-commercial organizations or the legal framework on philanthropy.
Georgia: Government to establish a new consultative body in support of Open Governance Partnership
Members of the body will be able to participate in decision-making process, thus increasing its legitimacy.
Armenia: Threshold for mandatory audit to be increased for public organisations
However, this change might not be enough to enable better access of CSOs to public funding.
Initiative to introduce unified standards for state funding to CSOs in Moldova
IVC Moldova and ECNL organized an event to initiate a dialogue between representatives of civil socitey and state agencies.