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We are deeply commited to empowering civil society through creating enabling legal and policy frameworks. Explore our focus areas!

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ECNL Portals

ECNL maintains several different websites, each with essential information but different civic space focus . Created with partners, these portals provide knowledge on the core civic freedoms of association, assembly and participation to support CSOs and civic groups open and defend their own spaces. Click here for for our learning center and a collection of websites to navigate the nonprofit laws around the world, assess civil society environment in the Eastern Partnership countries or track government responses to the pandemic that affect civic freedoms.

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Civic Freedom Tracker
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Global Nonprofits Guide, a tool for navigating the nonprofit laws around the world.
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Civic space portals

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E-tools

Through research and analysis we provide digital tools on various civic space issues. Explore our online resources for accessible information on assembly rights in the digital space, nonprofit banking, international standards that protect climate activists and more!

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People walking in front of glass business building. The text: Nonprofit Banking in Europe
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A light grey watercolour background with centrally a yellow circle. In the circle are three old computer monitors and from one of them an arm and and arm emerge upwards. The hand hold a phone which shows an assembly of people. Two green triangles point at the phone. In the right upper corner are a blue circle and a small green circle.

Online resources on the ECNL website

Use these tools to analyse trends and advocate for better policies, laws and practices that affect civil society.

About us

ECNL is an independent and established European leader on law and policy that affect civil society. We create knowledge, empower partners and help set global and regional standards that create, protect and expand civic freedoms. We rely on our 20+ years of expertise to respond to trends with relevance, creativity and innovation. Get to know us!

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3 colleagues from ECNL staff, 3 women
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3 colleagues from ECNL staff, 1 man, 2 women
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ECNL staff, 13 people on zoom call
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ECNL staff members (10) in an office space.

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