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2018 |
2019 |
Number of registered organizations | 11,426 CSOs
(400 new CSOs registered in 2018) | 11,739 CSOs
(313 new CSOs registered in 2019) |
Main civil society laws | – Law no. 8788 “For the Non-Profit Organization”
– Law no. 8989 “For the Registration of Non – Profit Organization” – Civil Code of Albania – National Accounting Standard for Non Profit Organizations – Law for the Right of Information – Law for Notification and Public Consultations | |
Relevant changes in legal framework |
Law no. 25/2018 “ For Accounting and Financial Statements” | Instruction no. 34, dated 02.12.2019 “On a Modification of the Instruction No. 6, Dated 30.01.2015 “On The Value Added Tax in The Republic Of Albania”, as amended” (VAT Refund)
Roadmap |
State funding (key bodies and amounts) | For FY 2018 the budget of ASCS in grants for CSOs was 108 million ALL (approx.857,000 EUR) | For FY 2019 the budget of ACSC in grants for CSOs was approx. 100 million ALL (approx. 793,000 EUR). |
Human resources (employees and volunteers) | 8, 917 employees
No information on volunteers | 9, 966 employees
No information on volunteers |
CSO-Government Cooperation (relevant/new body: consultation mechanism) | National Council for Civil Society | |
Other key challenges | – Lack of unified data and accurate information for CSOs
– Financial viability and sustainability of the sector remains weak. The sector is donor dependent, and the foreign donor support constitutes the main source of their incomes. | Lack of data and accurate information for CSOs
-Financial viability and sustainability of the sector remains weak. The sector is donor dependent, and the foreign donor support constitutes the main source of their incomes. |