News of the Expert Council on NGO Law
The Expert Council on NGO Law publishes a Study on Stigmatisation of NGOs in Europe
The Expert Council on NGO Law of the Conference of International non-governmental organisations (CINGO) has just released a study on stigmatisation of NGOs in Europe. It sets out to identify major sources of stigmatisation of NGOs as well as policies and practices that have contributed to or...
Call for input on challenges facing NGOs supporting refugees and other migrants
The Expert Council on NGO Law is currently preparing a thematic study on challenges to civil society space pertaining to NGOs which are supporting refugees and other migrants in the Council of Europe member states. This study is a follow-up to a study the Expert Council published in 2019 : “Using...
Call for input on challenges facing NGOs supporting particular groups/causes
NGOs working in support of particular causes or groups, such as migrants and the LGBTI community, face increasing difficulties in carrying out their work. In light of this, the Expert Council on NGO Law is carrying out a study to develop a comprehensive picture of the challenges faced by NGOs...
Expert Council on NGO Law
Opinion on the Compatibility of Amendments to the Croatia Law on Associations and the Law on Foundations with European Standards
The Expert Council on NGO Law has prepared an Opinion on the Compatibility of Amendments to the Croatia Law on Associations and the Law on Foundations with European Standards; those were enacted by Parliament in December 2022. As detailed in the Opinion, the Amendments underscore the ongoing...
Expert Council on NGO Law
Opinion on the compatibility with European standards of Italian Decree Law No. 1 of 2 January 2023 on the management of migratory flows
The Expert Council on NGO Law has issued a new Opinion on Italian Decree Law No. 1, of 2 January 2023, which relates to search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean. The Opinion considers the compatibility of the Decree Law with European standards on civil society space. It recommends t he...
New opinion on the compatibility with International and regional standards of recent amendments to the Belarusian legislation affecting NGOs
The Expert Council on NGO Law of the Conference of INGOs published an opinion on the compatibility with International and regional standards of recent amendments to the Belarusian legislation affecting NGOs. This opinion examines the compatibility with international and regional standards and...
Awareness raising video "Civil Society: Sustaining Democracy"
A new awareness raising video "Civil Society: Sustaining Democracy" is out now. In about one and half minutes the video covers the framework for legal status of NGOs and explains the commitments of the Council of Europe member States based on the Committee of Ministers Recommendation (2007)14 ....
Expert Council on NGO Law
The Expert Council on NGO Law has published a Study on Non-Governmental Organisations and the Implementation of Measures Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
The Expert Council on NGO Law of the Conference of INGOs has published a Study on Non-Governmental Organisations and the Implementation of Measures Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. This Study is concerned with the elaboration and oversight of the implementation of certain...
Expert Council on NGO Law
The Expert Council on NGO Law of the Conference of INGOs published a Study on the Execution of Judgments Involving Freedom of Association
The Expert Council on NGO Law of the Conference of INGOs published a Study on the Execution of Judgments Involving Freedom of Association. This thematic study considers the challenges associated with the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) involving freedom...
Expert Council on NGO Law
Presentation and discussion of the study: The Legal Space for Non-Governmental Organisations in Europe
On 8 December 2021 the Expert Council on NGO Law organised a presentation and discussion of the study on the legal status of NGOs and on the implementation of the Recommendation (2007)14 of CoE Committee of Ministers to member states on the legal status of non-governmental organisations in Europe...
