MACS Country Reports 2025: The Netherlands Report Published
We are happy to announce that the Monitoring Action for Civic Space (MACS) country report on the Netherlands, prepared by the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, is now out!
Together with our MACS partners, seven new country reports have been published that provide fresh, country-level insights into the environment for civil society across the EU in 2025. Reports are authored by civil society actors and highlight the key trends and points of action needed to better protect civic freedoms in the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Hungary, Poland and Romania.
The Netherlands Report
The MACS country report on the Netherlands includes an in-depth analysis of challenges and victories for civil society, policy recommendations for decision-makers to better support and protect civil society, and key EU law insights identifying where the EU has or could exercise legal authority to act. Similar analysis and recommendations are presented in the six other country reports.
You can download the Netherlands report below:
What is MACS?
The Monitoring Action for Civic Space (MACS) captures the state of civil society space in EU member states. Collectively, 9 European organisations have created this new monitoring tool to draw the attention of EU institutions, states and civil society to civic space issues that matter. Find out more about the project here.
The Coalition
The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, European Civic Forum, Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law, Foreningen Nyt Europa, Le Mouvement associatif, Okotars Alapitvany, Netherlands Helsinki Committe, Ogolnopolska Federacja Organizacji Pozarzadowych and the Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile joined forces to design MACS, using our collective expertise in the monitoring field.
