News and updates from BCSDN and the region
By organizing a Western Balkans Civil Society Organizations Summit in Tirana, WBF will continue nurturing the bond between and with its stakeholders; also by gathering at one place key regional and European actors would further promote WBF’s approach towards regional cooperation in Western Balkans which is yet a challenge. Some of the objectives through the
Read more →Through the Winter University, students will gain a better and clearer understanding of the capabilities and constraints that shape the policies of NATO and EU countries in determining matters of Collective Security. Furthermore, it will provide a great opportunity for participants to see the weaknesses and threats that these security actors will face on 2020.
Read more →On 10 December, the world celebrated the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Through public gatherings, press statements and social media campaigns, media…
Read more →By Ilina Neshikj [Discussing the Future of the Enlargement Process and Civil Society Support] Not opening the negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia sent a…
Read more →BCSDN has been selected through an open call for proposals and engaged within EU TACSO 3 project framework to conduct the Needs Assessment on the State of the Enabling Environment and Capacities of Civil Society of the Western Balkan and Turkey. During October and November, BCSDN members (Civic Initiatives, CPCD, CRNVO, KCSF, MCIC and Partners
Read more →The CIVICUS Monitor has released People Power Under Attack 2019, a new report showing that the fundamental freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression are backsliding across the world. In the space of a year, twice as many people are living in countries where these civic freedoms are being violated: 40% of the world’s population
Read more →In partnership with 30 organizations around the world, the global CSO platform CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) has launched the Global Day of Action Against Shrinking Civic Spaces. Under the theme ‘Working Together to Defend Human Rights and Civic Space for a Just and Sustainable World,’ the campaign aims to raise the awareness of
Read more →All over the world, millions of civic organizations and movements play an essential role in our societies, improving the lives of our communities and promoting citizens’ participation. They advocate, campaign and act to provide effective access to fundamental human rights for all. The role of independent CSOs is recognized by the UN and by the
Read more →The position of human rights defenders (HRDs) in the Western Balkans is increasingly precarious. Across the region, HRDs and organizations, as well as independent media outlets, are prone to intimidation, threats, smear campaigns, digital and physical attacks, and an overall disregard by national authorities. While the region shares several common features (sluggish integration, weak rule
Read more →An increasing number of EU officials and institutions is posing questions in regard to the effectiveness of regional organizations and initiatives in the WB in times when EU member states are engaging in something that might end in major overhaul of the accession process. The authors of the paper contribute to the overall debate by
Read more →The policy brief zooms precisely on this “executive bias” – the focus of the region’s EU integration process based largely on dialogue between elected governments, with insufficient involvement of parliaments and wider society. It contends that meeting membership criteria and securing the irreversibility of reforms post-accession is only possible if the ownership of reforms in
Read more →Gong and Corporate Europe Observatory, with the support of more than 30 Croatian and European CSOs, appeal to Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic with the proposal to include transparency of law-making and lobbying influence in the priorities of the soon-to-be EU Council Presidency. They call the Government of the Republic of Croatia to support the non-paper
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