News & research

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Monitoring Civic Spaces

Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development Regional Report 2015

Analyzing the state of civil society in the Western Balkan countries and Turkey based on country monitoring reports developed along the Monitoring Matrix methodology.

Research

UN Standards

ECNL supports the UN OHCHR in its work on the right to participation

Side-event at HRC33 on public participation at multilateral bodies.

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Security/CT

EC Supranational Risk Assessment

The European Commission is currently undertaking a risk assessment of the NPO sector across Europe to identify potential risks for terrorism financing and anti-money laundering.

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Protests and Assemblies

CSO partners gaining practical skills on management of assemblies

ECNL's regional training on freedom of peaceful assembly in Budapest.

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Funding and Philanthropy

Lottery proceeds for CSO work: Luck has nothing to do with it

Comparative analysis on the distribution of lottery proceeds for CSOs.

Research

Action for Civic Space

Policy papers on cooperation between the State and Civil Society Organizations

Overview of policy papers on cooperation between the state bodies and civil society organizations in Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Estonia, Croatia, and the Philippines.

Research

Security/CT

London Workshop to Enhance Effective Implementation of FATF Standards on Nonprofits

Focusing on the implementation of the improved standards for nonprofits.

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Security/CT

Workshop in Kyrgyzstan on FATF standards affecting CSOs

Assisting partners around the process of country risk assessment and mutual evaluation.

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Security/CT

Webinar on what comes next after the revision of FATF standards

How to ensure countries implement FATF’s new risk-based approach.

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