Despite the hopes of Egyptian civil society and the international community, the so called Arab Spring has not brought more freedom for NGO operations in Egypt. On the contrary, it made it more easy for the government to control them. It is possible that attempts to limit their activities could be repeated in the future despite the removal of the Muslim Brotherhood from power. The European Union, including Poland, should support Egypt in a concrete, content-related and apolitical manner in creating a transparent NGO law and in helping it carry out an information campaign about the changes.