News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Democracy and Media Foundation provides financial support to organizations, projects and initiatives that promote a strong, critical media and a strong, just democratic state based on the rule of law. The objectives are to counter all forms of totalitarianism in social and political life and to strive for a vigorous democracy and multifaceted, opinionating
Read more →The overall goal of the joint regional programme is to help create more spaces for constructive dialogue between various communities, between citizens and their highest elected leaders, thus promoting peaceful coexistence, increased trust and genuine respect for diversity. It aims to: support dialogue and collaborative action around jointly identified priorities; empower adolescents and youth for
Read more →The specific objective(s) of this call are: CSOs are able to communicate the results of their activities to the public; national and/or local authorities have enabling policies and rules for grass-roots organizations and/or civic initiatives; CSOs monitor and evaluate the results and impact of their work; CSOs regularly network within and outside the beneficiary, etc.
Read more →The overall objective of the call is to foster reconciliation and good neighbourly relations in the Western Balkans through cultural cooperation and creation. The specific objectives of the call are: to increase cultural cross-border cooperation within the Western Balkans region and the EU Member States; to strengthen the competitiveness of the cultural and creative industries
Read more →The study session, organized by the European Confederation of Youth Clubs in collaboration with Rural Youth Europe and the Council of Europe at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, brings together young activists to raise awareness on the topic. The main aim is to empower young people and youth organizations to engage in expanding the
Read more →The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is currently accepting applications to support research that will increase the overall understanding of the complex relationships between the environment, violent conflict, and peacebuilding. USIP will support groundbreaking research with clear potential to improve policy and practice that addresses how changes in the natural environment influence the risks of
Read more →A key goal of this conference is to contribute in a substantial way to the study and research of transitional justice and to catalyze the growth of the field in the Western Balkan region. It is organized with the special contribution of international researchers from universities and institutions with an excellent reputation. The conference targets
Read more →Dear partners and members, 2019 has been a great year for internal growth and recognition of our work. At the same time, it has been a difficult year for the region, for civil society, and for citizens. We have seen a decline in democracy and civic space in many countries. We present a short recap
Read more →The Human Freedom Index presents a broad measure of human freedom, understood as the absence of coercive constraint. The findings in the HFI suggest that freedom plays an important role in human well-being, and they offer opportunities for further research into the complex ways in which freedom influences, and can be influenced by, political regimes,
Read more →The ongoing debate at the EU and Member State levels on the new enlargement methodology indicates that there is a different understanding across Europe on how to renew the accession process. The French veto over the start of EU accession talks with N. Macedonia and Albania, despite the EC’s recommendation, and a non-paper coming from
Read more →A group of CSOs appealed to Prime Minister Andrej Plenković for transparency during Croatia’s EU presidency in 2020 so as to contribute to legislative and lobbyist transparency in the Council of the EU. Transparency is the key first step in curbing excessive corporate influence, noticeable in the Council’s many negotiations on new regulations and directives.
Read more →Liberties’ team of experts has prepared a series of one-page briefings for the new arrivals, summarizing a bunch of civil liberties issues that we are dealing with: what the problems are, why they matter to the EU, and what we think the EU can do to solve them. CSOs are key to the proper functioning
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