UPDATE: On 30 May, Gergely Gulyas, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said the launch of the new administrative court system is suspended. Read more here: https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-drops-courts-plan-opposed-by-eu-rights-groups/a-48978758 **** (Hungarian Helsinki…
(European Fundraising Association) A new Fundraising Act has been approved by the Finnish parliament and has been welcomed by the sector, with the expectation that this will make it easier…
Update 18 March 2019: On 26 February, HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) issued an apology to the Standsted 15 after they were ordered back to court over aggravated trespassing.…
By the NGO Information and Support Centre Spring 2019 is very active in terms of civic participation in Lithuania, because of 3 different elections happening in March and May. Civil society…
By the NGO Information and Support Centre "Trust in the third sector – the activities of non-governmental organizations in Lithuania is constantly growing. Comparing the results of surveys conducted in 2012…
UPDATE 28 Febbraio 2019: at the end of January, the IRES was changed back to 12%: https://www.italiaoggi.it/news/l-ires-sul-no-profit-torna-al-12-2331850 UPDATE: the measure was approved by the Parliament and came into force on 1st…
(CivilSociety) The government will look at changing the law so that organisations engaged in “public interest journalism” can register as charities and benefit from tax breaks, following the publication of an…
(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…
(Ministrstvo za okolje in prostor - Translated from Slovenian) Ljubljana, 5 December 2018 - The founding meeting of the Council of the Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning for Non-Governmental…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) Slovenia's new coalition government has already demonstrated a desire for constructive cooperation with the non-governmental sector. On 1st October 2018, the Minister of Interior Boštjan…