Launching new phase of the CSO Meter project
Learn more about how CSO Meter is used and how we will improve it further in the next couple of years.
Ukraine: Improving participation on the local level
The proposed draft amendments on the Law on Local Self-Government offers an opportunity to improve participation and bring legislation in line with European standards.
Ukraine considers public consultations reform
The current draft law clearly defines timelines for holding public consultations as well as the list of issues to be discussed through the consultations.
CSO Meter report presented in Ukraine
The report highlights the lack of reforms and identifies key priorities for authorities to improve the development of civil society in Ukraine.
Friends or foes: Are CSOs receiving foreign funding enemies of Ukraine?
Three draft laws have been introduced in the Ukrainian Parliament which would impose limitations to the work of CSOs.
Ukraine: New Civil Society Strategy in the making
The Strategy is expected to be adopted by the end of this year.
ECNL Briefer- International Standards on Access to Foreign Funding for CSOs
In light of recent proposals in Ukraine seeking to restrict regulation of CSOs receiving foreign funding, ECNL prepared a briefer on relevant international standards.
CSO Meter Overview: January-May 2020
Highlighting general trends related to civil society environment and their impact on fundamental rights between January-May 2020.
Series of restrictive draft laws may negatively affect the civil society environment in Ukraine: March-May 2020
The draft laws restrict the rights to freedom of association, peaceful assembly and expression, as well as limit the access to funding and participation in policy-making.
Ukraine: Proposed restrictions on foreign-funded CSOs
A draft law would forbid access to various state positions by people who have had contact with foreign-funded NGOs.
COVID-19 response in the Eastern Partnership region: emergency measures and civic freedoms
Briefer about the impact of emergency measures on human rights and the actions CSOs have taken to address them.
Emergency situation in Ukraine
The state of emergency is now in force until April 24.