On December 18, ECNL submitted its Response to the Public Consultation on the Review of the Financial Regulation.
In preparation for the submission, we did an online flash survey in November 2009. This resulted in feedback from thirty human rights and accountability watchdog organizations from the new member states. Additionally, ECNL conducted personal interviews with close to 20 NPOs from among our Europe-wide network. ECNL also cooperated with other contributors to the consultation, e.g. CONCORD and EUCLID to identify the issues of mutual concern for our networks. We hope that our contribution will help to ensure that the Community funds are spent effectively and efficiently while adhering to the principles of sound financial management, transparency and good practices. ECNL is happy to engage in any follow up discussions of the draft Financial Regulation and Implementing Rules and contribute with comments and suggestions.