31-12-2013
The new Program includes rules which will allow smaller watchdog CSOs to access funding and it plans for fairer geographic distribution of the funds, core issues ECNL advocated for on behalf of an informal network of human rights and watchdog CSOs.
On December 17, the European Parliament adopted the act on establishing the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Program for 2014-2020 a successor of several EU financing programs for human rights and watchdog organizations. The new Program includes rules which will allow smaller watchdog CSOs to access funding and it plans for fairer geographic distribution of the funds, core issues ECNL advocated for on behalf of an informal network of human rights and watchdog CSOs. The text also integrates some important ECNL comments submitted during the consultation process and ECNL’s opinion was the first of 400 cited.