The Council of the National Freedom Institute

The Council of the National Freedom Institute – Centre for Civil Society Development is an opinion-issuing body in matters related to NFI-CCSD. It meets at least once every quarter and is appointed for a three-year term.

 

The Council consists of 11 people:

• Wojciech Jachimowicz (Dolnośląskie Towarzystwo Regionalne [the Dolnośląskie Region Association]) – Chairman,
• Piotr Mazurek (the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, appointed by the Chairman of the Committee for Public Benefit),
• Weronika Czyżewska-Waglowska (the Nationwide Federation of Non-governmental Organisations, represents non-governmental organisations),
• Anna Gembicka (the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, appointed by the Chairman of the Committee for Public Benefit),
• llona Gosiewska (the Odra-Niemen Association, represents non-governmental organisations),
• Ewa Leś (the University of Warsaw, appointed by the Chairman of the Committee for Public Benefit),
• Urszula Nowogórska (representing the Joint Commission of the Government and Local Government),
• Marek Rymsza (the Chancellery of the President of Poland, appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland),
• Sebastian Wijas (the KGHM Polska Miedź Foundation, represents non-governmental organisations),
• Michał Jędrzejczyk (the Ministry of Finance, appointed by the Minister of Finance),
• Tymoteusz Zych (the Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture Foundation, represents non-governmental organisations).

 

Competences of the Council:

• issuing opinions on the draft annual financial plan and the NFI-CCSD annual activity plan,
• issuing opinions on the annual activity report and financial statements of NFI-CCSD,
• issuing opinions on the project of programmes supporting civil society development,
• issuing opinions on the final report on the implementation of programmes supporting civil society development,
• issuing opinions on the selection of an audit firm to examine the NFI-CCSD annual report,
• reviewing the draft NFI-CCSD regulations,
• approving the regulations of tenders,
• giving consent to dispose of assets of over 200,000 PLN by the NFI-CCSD Director.

 

Additional information:

• the internal functioning of the Council is set out in the regulations,
• the system of the Council is regulated by Articles 9-12 of the NFI-CCSD Act,
• the current composition of the Council was established on 21 February 2018.