Center for Civil Liberties

EU Legislative Interests

As a Ukrainian NGO, we are interested in the EU legislative proposals /EU measures concerning Ukraine : - Provision of humanitarian, political, financial and military support to Ukraine and its people - Imposition of sanctions against Russia in order to put economic pressure on it and compromise its military capabilities - The EU has provided Ukrainians with access to employment, housing, education, training and health care in the first ever activation of the temporary protection mechanism - Adoption of the REPowerEU plan, the EU will gradually eliminate Europe's dependence on Russian fossil energy while boosting renewable energy and energy security On a more global scale, we are interested in knowing the following legislative packages “A European Green Deal” “A Europe fit for the digital age” “An Economy that works for people” “A Stronger Europe in the World” “Promoting our European way of life” “A new push for European Democracy“

Communication Activities

In 2014, the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union was signed. The integration of Ukraine into the European economic and political-legal space is a complex and multi-level process that includes reforming the political, economic and social institutions of the state. On February 28, 2022, Ukraine applied for EU membership. On April 8, 2022, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, visited Kyiv on an official visit and handed over the application form for acquiring the status of a candidate country. We believe in the value of the European Union and support the idea of Ukraine's membership in the EU. During all these years, after CCL was established in 2007, after the Revolution of Dignity we clearly advocated for Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic cooperation. Regularly CCL conducts webinars and training on EU, CoE, UN structure, history and responsibility. see https://ccl.org.ua/en/news/the-proposal-for-a-european-artificial-intelligence-act-regulating-the-use-of-ai-for-law-enforcement-purposes/ CCL translated the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union into Ukrainian (see https://ccl.org.ua/posts/2021/11/hartiya-osnovnyh-prav-yevropejskogo-soyuzu/ ) CCL CEO regularly meets in Kyiv and abroad with EU officials from the European Parliament and European Commission and its bodies. CCL participated in the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought ceremony see. https://ccl.org.ua/en/news/for-the-first-time-the-ukrainian-people-received-the-highest-human-rights-award-of-the-european-union-the-sakharov-prize-for-freedom-of-thought/ CCL CEO gives a speech to Subcommittee on Human Rights on 1st March 2023 etc. Soon CCL CEO will participate in the European Parliament's hearing on "The Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience of Ukraine: assessing the feasibility of a Marshall Plan-style facility and of enhanced coordination of defence-related support" and in other meetings in the future. CCL supports the creation of INTERGROUP "LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND" https://marginalisedepintergroup.com/

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

ССL is a part of the 1) Tribunal for Putin (T4P) association - https://t4pua.org/en/1202 2) CivilMPlus Platform https://civilmplus.org/en/ 3) Civic Solidarity Platform https://www.civicsolidarity.org/ 4) FIDH https://www.fidh.org/en 6) CURE – Campaign to Uphold Rights in Europe - https://cure-campaign.org/ is an initiative of leading civil society organisations from across the European continent that was launched on 26 January 2022 in Strasbourg to support the Council of Europe and the value and legal framework in human rights, democracy and rule of law, and as a pioneer in developing international norms and standards. 7) Coalition for the ICC https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/about-coalition-0 CICC - is a global civil society network of member organizations in 150 countries. Coalition 8) "Justice for Peace in Donbas" https://www.jfp.org.ua/?locale=en To the best of my knowledge, we are not members of Organizations run by the EU institutions. All information on our membership is public data available on our web page https://ccl.org.ua/en/about-the-ccl/

Organisation Members

For the purposes of transparency, we confirm that we have not hired any intermediaries to represent our interests at the EU level. Therefore, the issue of intermediaries does not apply to us. No legal entity or private individuals represent our interests in EU territories. Which includes advocate or consultancy agencies or PR agencies, etc. Nobody represents CCL with regard to encounters with the legal system or legal order of its member states. No present CCL employees are the subject of any court hearing on EU territory. We have no business interest or conduct commercial activities. No CCl employee is employed by any of the EU institutions or NGOs, or local member state governmental or non-governmental organizations. We operate under Ukrainian civil society legislation and the Labour Code of Ukraine. Nobody apart from CCL employees is entitled to speak on CCL's behalf. In case if you encounter such a situation or individuals, please inform us at office@ccl.org.ua ССL empleos occasionally visits NGOs based in EU countries for educational purposes, as a research fellow, or to conduct CCL statutory activities *(visit a conference or a meeting on human rights matters). Occasionally, the European Parliament has invited CCL CEO Oleksndra Matviichuk to speak up at parliament and/or committee hearings.

Additional Information

The financial information above reflects the total income of the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL) for the most recent closed financial year (2025). As a human rights organisation, CCL has deliberately chosen not to accept funding from governmental bodies in order to remain independent. In 2025, the main share of income was received from international donors, including the European Commission under the NDICI instrument (Contract No. NDICI/2023/450-134 and NDICI-GEO-ENEST 2025/483-866), as well as other donors listed above. The funding is used to implement CCL’s statutory activities and to cover the necessary operational costs related to programme delivery (administration, staff, reporting, and compliance). If any clarification or additional information is needed, please contact the responsible person: Kateryna Prykhodko - kateryna.prykhodko@ccl.org.ua