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The amendments seek to clarify conditions under which NGOs may engage directly in economic activities

The Law defines volunteering and spells out the rights and obligations of volunteers and their host organizations.

Romanian NGOs aim to conduct a wider public discussion on these issues and propose a draft law to the government based on consensus of the sector.

The conference aimed to provide a forum for discussion on the legal and practical impediments to volunteering and the need to address them through legal reform.

Research on NGO-government partnerships.

Working on new tools supplementing the Handbook.

Concerns over volunteering becoming illegal unless practiced in the listed institutions.

Speakers included Ministry of Finance representatives from Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia and also international experts in the field.

Legal provisions about the legitimate economic activities of NGOs are vague and overly broad.