Baltic Sea Region NGO forum 2019
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…
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6 March 2019
LATVIA: As negotiations continue, CSOs look forward to good relations with new government
(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…
23 January 2019
LATVIA: MPs ask for investigation into NGO as elections near
(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…
1 October 2018
LATVIA: The winter of civil society in Eastern Europe
(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…
17 September 2018
LATVIA: Draft amendments to public benefit law under discussion
(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…
9 August 2018
LATVIA: Civil society’s concerns grow over closing space
(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…
10 April 2018
LATVIA: CSO warns of “deliberate weakening” of civil society
(CIVICUS Monitor) The Latvian Civic Alliance has recently warned of a "deliberate weakening" of the civil society sector in Latvia following a decision by the government to set up its own…
8 March 2018
Pan-European campaign: ‘More Democracy for More Europe’
(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…
22 February 2018