Monitoring Progress, Empowering Action
The project aims to contribute to improvement of the environment in which CSOs operate, and ensure that an enabling environment exists in partner countries; as well as strengthen CSOs’ capacities to promote evidence-based reform initiatives and increase public accountability across the region.
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Report on assessing civil society environment in EaP countries released
The Armenia Country Report on assessing the civil society environment in Eastern Partnership countries has been published. It presents the findings of the pilot research conducted by CSO Meter methodology to assess enabling environment for CSOs. CSO Meter is a tool developed to assess the civil society environment in Eastern Partnership countries. It consists of a set of standards and indicators in 10 different areas that measure both law and practice.
Results of the CSO Meter Research presented
On October 3, 2019, the Transparency International Anticorruption Center (TIAC) presented the findings of the CSO Meter, a new tool designed to assess civil society environment. More than 60 representatives of state agencies, international and civil society organisations attended the event.
Discussion on CSO reporting standards and practice
The findings of research on “Civil Society Organizations reporting standards and practice” were presented during a discussion on May 23, 2019. Sona Ayvazyan, Executive Director of Tansparency International Anticorruption Center, Luben Panov, Program Consultant of European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL, Hungary), Tatevik Margaryan, Expert of “Monitoring Progress, Empowering Action” project took part in the discussion. The discussion also brought together representatives of more than thirty leading CSOs, state bodies and international organizations.
Statement on the Draft Amendments to the Law on Public Organizations proposed by the State Revenue Committee, Armenia
On October 29 2018, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia published a draft of amendments to the Law on Public Organizations (hereinafter Draft) that introduce changes to the reporting requirements of CSOs. It is important and urgent that the Armenian government revises the authority assigned to oversee the CSOs’ and returns this responsibility to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice, or takes necessary measures to ensure that the oversight by SRC does not work against the notion of the freedom of association, prescribed by the Constitution and international law.
Expert Discussion of the Project of the Monitoring Framework of the CSO Favorable Environment in the EaP Region
Transparency International Anticorruption Center (TIAC) in partnership with the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (Hungary) and a number of Eastern Partnership NGOs is implementing EU funded Monitoring Progress, Empowering Action project. On June 28, 2018, a project overview was held with 11 civil society organizations under the title "Monitoring Framework for Civil Society Organizations in the Eastern Partnership Area". Participants offered their feedback on the draft set of indicators proposed by experts on which the project will be based.
