Lack of Transparency
Democracy, Censorship And Self-Interest: Grantees Defend EU Funding Secrecy
The phrase McCarthy-like, regarding demands for transparency in government funding, is entirely inappropriate. In the Israeli context, it is designed to intimidate, reflects a profound ignorance, and is itself a McCarthyite technique.
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[Opinion] Transparent meddling, opaque funding: the EU and NGOs
Prof. Gerald Steinberg argues that EU officials are reluctant to detail funding for Israeli and Palestinian NGOs because they fear public criticism of the EUs use of these NGOs to manipulate Israeli democracy.
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Anti-Zionism by stealth
Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas discusses the controversy at Rights & Democracy as an example of non-disclosure of NGO funding -- much like the EU's refusal to release information to NGO Monitor.
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When will the government confront the EU?
Douglas Murray on the NGO Monitor case against the EU, criticizing the EU for fighting "against transparency with every entity at its disposal" and spending "even more of our money trying to ensure we remain ignorant about how our money is spent."
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EU Court Decision on NGO Monitor Case Highlights EU's Secrecy
The NGO Monitor petition noted that the EU was blocking independent evaluation of its NGO funding decisions, and preventing the public from knowing whether its practices are consistent with due process of law.
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EU Court decision highlights EUs impunity for non-transparency
EU officials have attempted to justify the intense secrecy by using exaggerated claims of public security and commercial interest. The only reasonable conclusion is that the EU has something to hide.
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NGO Monitor Urges UNHRC to Comply with Fact-Finding Standards
The submission demands, at a minimum, strict adherence to the principles of impartiality and objectivity, transparency in all interactions with NGOs, and professional guidelines for assessing the credibility, and factual and legal claims of NGOs.
