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Funding and Philanthropy

First-ever Bulgarian Strategy on Support to CSOs adopted

This is an important step for Bulgaria as it is the first time (after the changes in 1989 and possibly even before that) that the government adopts an overall vision of how it wants to treat CSOs.

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Action for Civic Space

Information events on the Macedonian Law on Associations and Foundations

Participating CSOs discussed opportunities offered by the law as well as identified challenges they face during application.

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UN Standards

UNHRC recognizes freedom of internet access

The ground-breaking resolution call on Member States to facilitate access.

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UN Standards

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus

The Consultative group of the UN Human Rights Council is reviewing applications by 11 candidates in order to select a Special Rapporteur.

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Funding and Philanthropy

Moldovan Fellow at ECNL

Focusing on the mechanism of 1% designation, when a taxpayer can attribute 1% of their income tax to a certain NGO.

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Action for Civic Space

New leadership at ECNL

ECNL is pleased to announce Katerina Hadzi-Miceva Evans as its new Executive Director, taking office on July 1, 2012.

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Funding and Philanthropy

USAID's 15th edition of CSO Sustainability Index for CEE and Eurasia released

The index reports on the strength and overall viability of CSO sectors in each of the 29 countries in the region, from the Baltics to Central Asia.

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Monitoring Civic Spaces

Second expert meeting of the Civil Society Development Monitoring Matrix Project

The matrix will serve as a shadow-monitoring tool for CSOs, a monitoring tool for the EC, and a self-assessment tool for the Government so that it can regularly follow the progress in the area.

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Funding and Philanthropy

CONCORD's Aidwatch Report released

The report on aid commitments shows that major donors are off track meeting the targets.

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