Regulation of philanthropy: improving the environment for fundrasing
How can we promote and protect philanthropy? Is it possible to do so through regulation?
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Protecting Civil Society in Global Counterterrorism: FATF Leads the Way, UN Should Follow
ECNL's article in Just Security on how the UN counter-terrorism architecture can learn from FATF approaches.
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Within Reach: Exploring standards and platforms for participation in pandemics in the Balkans
Key insights from the discussion organised with BCSDN on participatory and multi-stakeholder approaches in responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
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France aims to strengthen respect of republican values: but how does this affect civic space?
Read our quick analysis on the controversial provisions of the new French bill - and how they might be challenged under EU law. #EUlaw4civicfreedoms
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When regulatory powers oppress freedom of association, think of EU law
EU law may help against disguised attempts to stigmatise CSOs and hamper their legitimate activities. #EUlaw4civicfreedoms
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Can EU law be (mis)used to crack down on civic space?
Nice try, but you can actually fire back in the same manner. #EUlaw4civicfreedoms
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Excluding CSOs from the democratic debate: a trend to be reversed, during and after emergencies
This is the sixth in our #EUlaw4civicfreedoms blog series, focusing on how CSOs can use EU law to safeguard their right to participation to public debate.
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Can EU citizens be stripped of their right to protest? Public emergencies, peaceful assembly and EU law
This is the fourth in our #EUlaw4civicfreedoms blog series, focusing on on how citizens can use EU law to safeguard their right to peaceful assembly.
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Do CSOs have a right to funding in times of emergency?
This is the third in our #EUlaw4civicfreedoms blog series, focusing on on how CSOs can use EU law to safeguard access to funding.
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