Duration: 12 months (2026–2027) The “Collective Strength for Rights: Local Connectivity, European Guarantees” initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of local civil society organizations to defend and promote the fundamental rights and values of the European Union by building sustainable cross-sectoral partnerships. The initiative is implemented in partnership with the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law […]

Context and Challenges: One of the key recommendations for our country regarding the effective implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measures for NGOs is the application of risk-based monitoring to prevent abuses aimed at financing terrorism. In this environment, non-profit organizations often face excessive banking requirements for access to financial services. The main objective […]

Project Timeline: 36 months (2026–2028) Project Overview and Problems Addressed The project responds to the increasingly hostile and uncertain environment for civil society organizations (CSOs) in Bulgaria, marked by legislative attempts to restrict civic space, public attacks against CSOs, weakened mechanisms for civil dialogue, and chronic underfunding—particularly for organizations working on rights, democracy, and public […]

What is MACS? The Monitoring Action for Civic Space (MACS) captures the state of civil society space in EU member states. Collectively, 9 European organisations have created this new monitoring tool to draw the attention of EU institutions, states and civil society to civic space issues that matter. The coalition The European Center for Not-for-Profit […]

. The Bulgarian Centre for Not-for-Profit Law (BCNL) is a partner in the international project RRIS – Restoring Respect in Sport, funded by the Erasmus+ programme. The project lasts 15 months and brings together organisations from Greece, Cyprus, Türkiye and Bulgaria. PROJECT OBJECTIVE RRIS aims to address racism, xenophobia, sexism and all forms of discrimination […]

The “Make transparency not war – responding to the weaponisation of transparency legislation against civic society” project, led by the Bulgarian Centre for Not-for-Profit Law (BCNL), focuses on combating the misuse of transparency legislation to target civil society organizations (CSOs) and democratic freedoms. This initiative builds on efforts to address the threat posed by weaponized […]

The INVICTUS project – Improving National Victim services through Transnational Unity and Strategy – brings together 7 partners from 7 different countries with the aim to improve how needs of victims of crimes are assessed in implementing countries, how victims are referred, and how information is communicated to victims. Building upon previous VSE efforts to […]

Project title: EU CHILDOCRACY Donor: European Commission (European Education and Culture Executive Agency) Coordinator: Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law Foundation (BCNL) Partners: European Public Law Organisation (Greece), PRISM Impresa Sociale s.r.l. (Italy) Project starting date: 01/09/2024 Project duration: 24 months Countries:                      Bulgaria, Greece, Italy In September 2024, we launched the EU CHILDOCRACY project, which pilots a […]

The REWIRE Project aims to help rising civil society leaders from Hungary, Poland and Bulgaria embrace a mindset shift to improve their effectiveness and become better at selling MORE democracy.

The project comprises three one-day workshops that aim to consolidate advocacy efforts to improve legislation and practices for protection from domestic and gender-based violence.