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Poland: Restoring the meaning of democracy
For August’s Spotlight on Civic Space, Robert Kawałko, president of the Polish Fundraising Association (Polskie Stowarzyszenie Fundraisingu) describes the situation in Poland where democracy is becoming […]Bulgaria: repressive legislative proposals & an unstable political environment
This month, Zahari Iankov, senior legal advisor at the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law, shares news of the situation for civic space in Bulgaria including the Foreign […]Shrinking spaces in Germany – a country undergoing change
Martin Georgi, chair of the German Fundraising Association, discusses the country’s recent shift in attitude and its impact, as well as the resilience of German civil […]Italy: civic regression & organizations’ resilience
For the latest instalment of our Spotlight on Civic Space series, president of the Italian fundraising association ASSIF, Michela Gaffo shares insights into how Italian nonprofits […]Civil society’s response to Slovakia’s democratic backslide: mobilising resources & resistance
In the second of our new Spotlight on Civic Space series, chair of the Slovak Fundraising Centre Eduard Marček shares insights into the situation in Slovakia […]Shrinking civic space in the Netherlands: a growing trend
In the first of our new Spotlight on Civic Space series, which explores the trend and impact of shrinking civic space around Europe, and the not-for-profit […]