Press release: “The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released the 10th Edition of the NGO Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) Sustainability Index tracks sector progress of NGOs in 28 countries in Europe and Eurasia. This year’s report identifies significant progress in Central Europe and highlights ongoing challenges to long-term development in parts of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Central Europe country reports demonstrate continued progress in financial viability stemming from increases in the availability and diversity of domestic funding. However, reports from Eastern Europe and Eurasia show some declines, as select countries placed additional legal and financial restrictions on civil society activity. Other regions of Europe covered in the Index remained relatively unchanged.”