Despite his initial opposition to a motion in the Swiss parliament regarding funding to NGOs, the Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs changed his position and outlined extensive changes in policy.
In response to questions raised concerning EU funding to NGOs, the EU Ambassador failed to discuss funding provided to European and Palestinian NGOs that support BDS, incite violence, justify terrorism, and/or promote antisemitism.
An open letter to the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU funding to organizations that incite violence and justify terror.
A summary of NGO Monitor activity in Switzerland that preceded the Swiss Parliament's voting to “amend the laws, ordinances and regulations so that Switzerland can no longer subsidize, even indirectly, development cooperation projects carried out by NGOs involved in racist, antisemitic or hate incitement actions, or in BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaigns.”
CUP, a government funded organization, has submitted a complaint to the Swiss Attorney General's office accusing Tzipi Livni of war crimes.
Following extended criticism of IHL Secretariat core-funding recipient Women's Affairs Technical Committee, Denmark has frozen payments to the Secretariat pending an investigation of all of recipients.
An open letter written by NGO Monitor to the Danish Foreign Minister, seeking clarification on future Danish funding to NGOs that incite to violence, justify terror and have alleged ties to terror organizations.
Norway has strongly condemned a WATC youth center named after a terrorist, and has demanded that all funding allocated to the center be repaid. This is an important example for other government funders of groups that glorify terrorism.
One of the beneficiaries of an EU grant aimed at promoting EU "core values," Popular Art Center, has promoted violence against Israeli civilians, clearly violating the purpose and intent of the grant.
Lukáš Wagenknecht, chair of the Czech think tank Good Governance and a professional auditor, officially responded on behalf of his organization to a recent article published by NGO Monitor on Euractiv.
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