Article originally published by ECF on Civicus Monitor, 15 May 2020 - accessible here ASSOCIATION The emergency measures implemented in Latvia due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have had a…
The annual Baltic Sea NGO Forum, attended by participants from all of the Baltic Sea region countries, is the major joint event organized by the Baltic Sea NGO Network. The…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) Following a heated political campaign during the October 2018 election, political debate calmed in Latvia as parties began the process of negotiating the formation of…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) As the country prepares for elections on 6th October 2018, Latvian civil society is facing both positive and negative attitudes from campaigning parties. MPs…
(LSM.LV) We bring you another piece in cooperation with the Satori.lv culture portal from the Centenary Magazine paid for by the Culture Ministry. Penned by respected political scientist Ivars Ījabs and originally appearing under the…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) A draft bill proposing amendments to the law on public benefit organisations is being discussed by the government. According to Civic Alliance Latvia (CAL), the goal…
(CIVICUS Monitor) As previously reported on the CIVICUS Monitor, in the last two years civic space in Latvia has been “deliberately” restricted. Civil society and the media are finding it increasingly difficult to…
(CIVICUS Monitor) Latvijas Pilsoniskā alianse: valsts vēlme veidot nevalstisku organizāciju rada draudus demokrātijai https://t.co/66cNJ7P261 pic.twitter.com/ar2fp9bW5e — NVO.lv (@alianse) January 17, 2018 The Latvian Civic Alliance has recently warned of a…
(Crosol) In recent years we have seen the rise of the so called illiberal democracy politics in Eastern European EU member states. The recent political events in Poland and Hungary might…