The main purpose of this section is to serve as an Internet based resource for information on NGO legal framework in the countries form the Black Sea region: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. Here you can find reports for each of the countries on four main topics: NGO registration and operation; taxation of NGOs; public funding of NGOs and participation of NGOs in the decision-making process, as well as a database with contact information on NGOs working for bettering NGO legal environment. This makes the section a suitable and an easy way to find a counterpart, a partner or an expert in a specific field.

The present section is created as part of the project “Civil Society Law Fellowship” with the support of the East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program of the Open Society Institute – Sofia