Following its fact-finding visit to Armenia on 27-29 November 2019, the Conference of INGO’s of the Council of Europe has published a Report on Civil Participation in the Decision-Making Process. Among other sources, the Report refers to the findings of CSO Meter Armenia 2019 report by ECNL and TIAC.

The recommendations of the Report are closely linked with the recommendations in CSO Meter, and include the following:

  • Adopting a strategic roadmap to foster an enabling environment for civil society in Armenia
  • Improving the tax treatment for CSO economic activities
  • Improving effectiveness and transparency of state funding
  • Establish clear rules on public participation and selection criteria by the Ministries, the National Assembly, local governments and all public agencies involved in public policies.

More on the noted visit as well as the complete Conference of INGO's Report can be found on the CE website.