Amendment No. 7 | Doc. 14570 | 26 June 2018

New restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States

Signatories: Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia, SOC ; Ms Thorhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR, Iceland, SOC ; Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Sweden, ALDE ; Ms Marianne MIKKO, Estonia, SOC ; Mr Frank SCHWABE, Germany, SOC

Origin - 2018 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7, replace the words:

"major international and foreign NGOs that worked in the Russian Federation. The Assembly reiterates its calls on the Russian Federation to amend the legislation on NGOs in accordance with the Venice Commission Opinions Nos. 716/2013 and 717/2013."

with the following words:

"termination of operations of the major international and foreign donor organisations that supported the activities of Russian NGOs. The Assembly reiterates its calls on the Russian Federation to amend the legislation on NGOs in accordance with the Venice Commission Opinions Nos. 716/2013, 717/2013 and 814/2015."