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May 3, 2023 - 230 civil society organisations, including FIDH and OMCT in the framework of the Observatory, express concern about a draft EU directive which would introduce registration requirements for NGOs receiving foreign funding. The directive, which is part of the European Commission’s upcoming Defence of Democracy Package, could have unintended negative consequences for NGOs. It could hinder their capacity to fulfil their role as democracy and human rights watchdogs in Europe and beyond and would limit EU capacity to support civil society and human rights defenders. By introducing an obligation to disclose non-EU funding and creating a register for organisations receiving such funding, the proposal echoes ‘foreign influence legislation’, used by non-democratic States to narrow civic space and silence criticism.

Academia Cidadã, Portugal

ACCEPT Association, Romania
ADRA Croatia
ADRA Europe
Advocates Abroad
ADDP - Association Défense de la Démocratie en Pologne
African Initiative of Women human rights Defenders
Aktionsgemeinschaft Solidarische Welt e.V.
Arci - Associazione Ricreativa Culturale Italiana
Asociación Española de Fundaciones
Association for Civil Society Development SMART, Croatia
Association Défense de la Démocratie en Pologne
Association for Legal Intervention (Stowarzyszenie Interwencji Prawnej), Poland
BBE National Network for Civil Society, Germany
Belarusian Youth Hub Association
Brot für die Welt, Germany
7Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Bulgarian Institute for Legal Initiatives Foundation
Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
Calla - Sdružení pro záchranu prostředí - Association for Saving the Environment, Czechia
Centar za promociju civilnog drustva (CPCD) - Centre for Promotion of Civil Society, Bosnia
çavaria, Belgium
Carpathian Foundation Hungary
Centar za mir, nenasilje i ljudska prava - Osije, Croatia
Centar za promociju civilnog drustva (CPCD), Bosnia
Center for Public Innovation, Romania
Centre for Social and Gender Research "New Life", Ukraine
Centre for Peace Studies, Croatia
Center for Public Innovation, Romania
CESI - Center for Education, Counselling and Research, Croatia
Česká rada dětí a mládeže (Czech council of Children and Youth)
Citizens Network Watchdog Poland
Cives Foundation, Liga Española de la Educación
Civic Alliance-Latvia
Civic Initiatives, Serbia
8Civic Radauti Association, Romania
CIVICA Association, Romania
Civil Rights Project Sisak, Croatia
Civil Society Development Foundation, Poland
Civil Society Development Foundation, Romania
Clean Air Action Group
CNVOS Slovenia
Collegium Artium
Comhlámh, Ireland
Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ, Northern Ireland)
Committee for the Defence of Democracy (KOD), Poland
Coordination SUD, coordination nationale des ONG françaises de solidarité Internationale
CROSOL - Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity
Czech Forum for Development Cooperation
DEMAS - Association for Democracy Assistance and Human Rights, Czechia
Diakonia, Sweden
DKolektiv - organisation for social development
ECPI Euroregional Center for Public Initiatives
9Education Human Rights House Chernihiv
Education in Action
E*LC Eurocentralasian Lesbian Community
European Movement Italy
EUROSOLAR, Czechia
Federation for Education Initiatives
FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
FILIA Center, Romania
FINGO - Finnish Development NGOs
Fundacja Akceptacja, Poland
Fundacja Dajemy Dzieciom Siłę (Empowering Children Foundation), Poland
Fundacja Edukacji Zdrowotnej Lepsze Jutro, Poland
Fundacja My Pacjenci, Poland
Fundacja Ośrodka KARTA, Poland
Fundacja Phan Bde, Poland
Fundacja Dajemy Dzieciom Siłę (Empowering Children Foundation), Poland
Fundacja Edukacji Zdrowotnej Lepsze Jutro (Better Tomorrow Foundation for Health Education), Poland
Fundacja Ośrodka KARTA, Poland
Fundacja Pole Dialogu - Field of Dialogue Foundation, Poland
Fundacja Polksiedzieci, Poland
10Fundacja Szkoła z Klasą (School with Class Foundation), Poland
Fundacja Sztetl Mszana Dolna, Poland
Fundacja Sztuki, Przygody i Przyjemności ARTS, Poland
Fundacja trzeci - Third Foundation, Poland
Fundacja TVN, Poland
Fundacja Wiedzy i Dialogu Społecznego AGERE AUDE, Poland
Fundacja Wolności - Freedom Foundation, Poland
Funky Citizens, Romania
GENTIUM, Spain
German Fundraising Association
Germanwatch
GLAS Bulgaria
Glopolis, Czech Republic NGO Platform
Greek Forum Of Refugees
Green REV Institute
Greenways Poland Association
Háttér Society, Hungary
Heks/Eper Bread for All, Switzerland
11Hellenic League for Human Rights
Help - Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V., Germany
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Poland
HESTIA - Centrum pro dobrovolnictví, Czechia
Human Rights House Zagreb
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
Hungarian Helsinki Committee
Independent Social Ecological Movement - NESEHNUTÍ, Czechia
Information Society Development Foundation, Poland
Initiative for Development and Cooperation, Serbia
Inklusive House BELL, Croatia
Instrat Foundation, Poland
International Youth Association TIP, Georgia
Iskorak, Croatia
Juniper Foundation
Kampania Przeciw Homofobii -Campaign Against Homophobia, Poland
12Klon/Jawor Association, Poland
Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation
Legebrita, Slovenia
Leroy Merlin Foundation, Poland
LDH (Ligue des droits de l'Homme), France
LGBT Komiteen, Denmark
LGBTI Organisation Deystvie
Ligue de l'enseignement, Belgium
Ligue des droits humains (Belgium)
Local Democracy Agency Sisak, Croatia
Maecenata Foundation, Germany
Mazovia Federation, Poland
Mreža mladih Hrvatske, Croatia
#MyBrainMyChoice Initiative, Germany
National Federation of Polish NGOs (OFOP)
National LGBT* Organisation LGL, Italy
National NGO Coalition Lithuania
National Volunteer Association, Czechia
13Netherlands Helsinki Committee
Network of Estonian Non-Governmental Organisations
NGO BE ACTIVE 16
Norwegian Helsinki Committee
Novact - International Institute for Nonviolent Action
Nyt Europa, Denmark
ÖH - Austrian Students' Union
Ökotárs - Hungarian Environmental Partnership
Foundation Okraslovaci Spolek Celakovicky, Czech Republic
Open Estonia Foundation
Open Lithuania Foundation
Open Republic - Association against Anti-Semitism and
Xenophobia
Open Society Fund Prague
Otevřená společnost - Open Society, Czechia
Panoptykon Foundation, Poland
Partin, Netherlands
Partners Albania for Change and Development
Peace Institute Ljubljana, Slovenia
PILnet
14Platform for Social Housing, Czechia
Polish Donors Forum
Polska Fundacja im Roberta Schumana
Power of Humanity Foundation (Emberség Erejével), Hungary
Projekt: Polska
Resource Center for Public Participation
RFSL, Sweden
Rural Development Foundation, Poland
SMES-Europa - Mental Health and Social Exclusion
Society for All, z.s. , Czech Republic
SODI - Solidaritätsdienst International e.V.
Spiralis, Czech Republic
ŠRVŠ, Slovakia
Stefan Batory Foundation, Poland
Stiftung Zukunftsfähigkeit, Germany
Stowarzyszenie Kłodzka Wstęga Sudetów - Lokalna Grupa Działania, Poland
Terra Hub Croatia
Terre des Hommes Germany
The Field of Dialogue Foundation, Poland
The Good Lobby Italia
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties
The Wheel, Ireland
The Wiktor Osiatyński Archive, Poland
Transparency International Czech Republic
Transparency International Nederland
UEF Hungary
Volies, Spain
Voluntare, Spain
Vouliwatch, Greece
We are Europe!
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Xnet, Spain
Ženska udruga 'IZVOR', Croatia

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