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European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting

Acronym: ECNL

General Information

Identification Code: 052513138393-62
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Foundation (Stichting)
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 6/9/2020
Last Update: 3/6/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting (ECNL) is an established leader on civil society law and policy. Our mission is to create legal and policy environments that enable individuals, movements and organisations to exercise and protect their civic freedoms, and to put into an action transformational ideas that address national and global challenges. We envision a space in which everyone can exercise their rights freely, work in solidarity and shape their societies. ECNL’s strategic goals are: (1) Defending civic freedoms through knowledge, strategies and tools, (2) Empowering activists and organisations to protect and expand civic freedoms through joint actions; (3) Strengthening global, regional and national policies, laws and standards to safeguard civic freedoms.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Banking and financial services
  • Borders and security
  • Climate action
  • Digital economy and society
  • Enlargement
  • Environment
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • External relations
  • Institutional affairs
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Migration and asylum
  • Regional policy
Levels of Interest:
  • national
  • sub-national
  • global
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Integrating civic freedoms’ protections in digital-related regulation: AI Act, DSA; Involvement on policy level to support the enabling environment of civil society and fundamental rights in EU and its external relations: Anti-money laundering; Data protection; Defence of Democracy; European Cross-Border Association Directive; anti-SLAPP Directive.
Communication Activities: Integrating civic freedoms’ protections in digital-related regulation, AI Act, DSA: As part of a broad CSO coalition, we have been calling for safeguards to protect against the misuse of AI systems, and the involvement of civil society in AI policy processes. (e.g.: https://ecnl.org/news/eu-governments-vote-final-text-eu-ai-act-whats-stake; Reclaim Your Face campaign; https://ecnl.org/publications/human-rights-impact-assessments-are-key-effective-dsa-enforcement) We are members of the EU AI (http://ecnl.org/ecnl-joins-the-european-ai-alliance/) ECNL provided input in the development of the EU Ethics Guidelines. Furthering EU policies to help shape an enabling environment for civil society in developing countries. ECNL engages with EU bodies in following up to the EP 2017 Resolution and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024, to develop tools to detect early signs of closing civic space, including the use of digital technologies and counter-terrorism measures. ECNL also provided expertise to DG DEVCO to develop case studies on how EU delegations can address enabling environment issues. Civic space within the EU. We supported the EP work on civic space: ECNL contributed to the EP report on shrinking civil society space in developing countries. ECNL also participated in EP hearings on this topic: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20160706IPR35887/committee-on-development-and-subcommittee-on-human-rights We also assisted the EP Greens’ draft of initial proposal for EU minimum standards for CSO’s internal market and their subsequent report on EU proposal for a European Cross-Border Association Directive. We advocate for the importance of EU institutions investing in strengthening social and civil dialogue: https://ecnl.org/news/new-project-enhance-cso-and-citizen-participation-eu-decision-making We created a handbook on how EU law can be used to protect civic space: https://ecnl.org/publications/updated-handbook-how-use-eu-law-protect-civic-space EU AML policies. ECNL with partners provided expertise to the EC and facilitated a wider exchange between nonprofits regarding the EU assessment of the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing affecting the internal market and cross-border activities. In addition, we contributed to the EU Supra National Risk Assessments in 2017 and 2019. Further, we raised awareness about challenges CSOs face as EU countries transpose the EU AML Directive. We collected evidence and analysed data, and presented the findings to the Commission. Data protection: ECNL analysed how the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation affects the CSO sector: http://ecnl.org/data-protection-fundraising/ Joint submission on the Defence of Democracy package: https://ecnl.org/news/defending-democracy-clarity Anti-SLAPP Directive: We are members of The CASE Coalition. https://www.the-case.eu/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Riviervismarkt 5
Post Code: 2513 AM
City: The Hague
Country: NETHERLANDS
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EU Office

Address: Riviervismarkt 5
Post Code: 2513 AM
City: The Hague
Country: NETHERLANDS
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Financial Data

New Organisation: false
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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 3
Members75 Percent: 2
Members: 8
Members F T E: 3.5999999046325684

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://ecnl.org/our-networks
Organisation Members: https://ecnl.org/our-networks