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The White Paper focused on participation and public funding of CSOs.

The conference focused on public financing of NGOs and covered all the main issues related to this broad topic, including the various financing forms and mechanisms, procedural issues, central and local level examples.

ECNL will continue to work with the Ministry and members of the working group in efforts to address remaining outstanding issues in the draft, before it is submitted to the Government.

The changes in the legislation should help to eliminate the collisions and gaps in the existing regulations and to ensure the sufficient basis for the sustainable development of Lithuanian NGOs.

The brochure aims to support the implementation of law by providing guidance for CSOs, volunteers and other Ministries in their activities related to promotion and engagement of volunteers.

ECNL delivered a presentation on the experience of the new member states in developing and financing social enterprises.

The Seminar provided an opportunity to 15 partners of the ECNL/ICNL network from the CEE and NIS region to expand their knowledge and expertise in the area of civil society law.

ECNL delivered comments on the proposed amendments to the Law, and made recommendations to improve it based on international good practice standards.

ECNL supported the Government and CSOs in developing the law and worked with partners to organize consultations with CSOs and other stakeholders.