Romanian Senate passes far-right proposal forcing NGOs to declare all sources of funding
Update 2: Online campaigning organization Declic announced on Monday, May 25, that it gathered over 30,000 signatures from members to urge deputies in the Parliament of Romania to reject the draft law requiring NGOs to publish the names of…
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
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Update 2: Online campaigning organization Declic announced on Monday, May 25, that it gathered over 30,000 signatures from members to urge deputies in the Parliament of Romania to reject the draft law requiring NGOs to publish the names of their donors, or risk suspension and dissolution.
“The purpose of this law is not transparency. It is intimidation. It is easy to imagine that people who donate to NGOs that fight corruption, the timber mafia, or for gender equality could suffer if their names become public,” said Alexandru Haiduc, campaign coordinator.
