In December 2020, the Slovenian government tried to introduce an amendment abolishing the state’s fund for NGOs in the 7th anti-corona stimulus package. It strived to cut the access to development grants and sustainability of jobs for humanitarian, volunteer, sports, cultural, human rights, and other NGOs, which was introduced in 2018 to provide a systemic source of funding for NGOs’ development. Nevertheless, following a significant mobilization of NGOs and citizens against this move, the amendment was removed from the 7th anti-corona stimulus package approved in the Parliament on 29 December 2020. A coalition party SMC joined the opposition parties in voting against the proposed amendment. Read more here.
Source: Civic Space Watch