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European CSOs announce Early Warning System for civic space restrictions as part of the MACS project

Today, we are launching the Early Warning and Alert System, to provide systematic evidence on civic space developments within the EU, report on early signs of deterioration, and urge EU institutions to act before the situation worsens.

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Funding and Philanthropy

New assessment outlines steps to increase financial sustainability of Moldovan civil society

The analysis aims to support a more enabling environment for fundraising by identifying ways to increase the opportunities for Moldovan CSOs to access domestic funding sources.

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Action for Civic Space

Georgia: What does the Implementing Regulation of the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence bring?

Briefers by ICNL and ECNL on how the law will be enforced and what the key provisions are for CSOs and media.

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Action for Civic Space

How to respond to civic space restrictions: experiences from Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia

Civil society experts share strategies of how CSOs in Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia have countered harmful legislative proposals affecting civic space.

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Action for Civic Space

Georgia: Overview of the Foreign Influence Law

To help organisations understand and navigate the law, the overview from ECNL and ICNL provides answers to the most frequently asked questions.

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Action for Civic Space

Republika Srpska: Analysis of the "foreign agent" law

If adopted, the draft law will violate Bosnia and Herzegovina’s obligations to guarantee freedom of association, expression, the right to participation, as well as the prohibition of discrimination.

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Funding and Philanthropy

Increasing CSOs’ financial sustainability - new project in Moldova

ECNL will identify key opportunities for reform and assist CSOs in advocating for an improved philanthropic environment.

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Action for Civic Space

Slovakia: Civil society under threat

Slovak civil society is concerned that the new government's actions and rhetoric are shrinking space for their work. How can they respond?

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Action for Civic Space

How to respond to a ‘foreign agent’ law: Experiences from Georgia

Find out what strategies CSOs in Georgia used to challenge a foreign agent law in ECNL's newest briefer.

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