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ECNL served as an expert consultant to the working group that supported the development of the Strategy and Action Plan.

The seminar aimed to discuss ways to increase transparency and participation of citizens and CSOs in the legislative process, so as to improve the quality of the adopted policies and laws.

ECNL was awarded a grant by the European Commission to improve the legislative and policy framework for freedom of association (FoA) and civil society in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Moldova.

Since 2004 thirty municipalities in BiH have signed local compacts, which define principles of collaboration with NGOs and introduce transparent mechanism of NGOs public financing at a municipality level.

On December 6, Slovak Parliament approved the amendments to the Income Tax Law affecting mechanism of tax assignation for designated NGOs.

The issue of official development assistance is important as new EU member states are developing systems of ODA and considering the most appropriate frameworks.

The exchange programmes focused on cooperation, philanthropy and public financing.

ECNL provided technical assistance to the working group in preparation of the draft Law.

ECNL focused on self-regulatory methods in the NGO sector in other countries.