Politics neglects NPOs
02/07/2012 00:00
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A report that analyzes the development of the civil society has reached
the conclusion that the Albanian civil organizations have been engaged
in matters that were a concern for the public in 2011, but it was
impossible for them to influence the decision making.
“Although they appealed the parties to get involved in a constructive dialogue, the progress has been reached after the international pressure”, says the report prepared by the Institute for Democracy and Intermediation, with the support of USAID.
Scanning the political situation of 2011, the reports shows that the political stalemate and the lack of dialogue between the government and the opposition in Albania has created horrible consequences in 2011, including the January 2011 events, when the National Guard killed four citizens during a demonstration. Irregularities continued with the May 8th local elections too.
“The legal environment where the civil society organizations operate has deteriorated during this year”, says the report that underlines the causes of this situation.
The Court doesn’t have an electronic register of the civil society organizations. The only credible data for their number come from the General Directory of Money Laundering Prevention. The planners of the report, referring to the financial intelligence in Albania, reported for 1.651 non-profit organizations registered at the tax organizations in 2010.
The report notes the pressure that has been made to some civil society organizations that focus their activity to active citizenship.
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