News and updates from BCSDN and the region
LUPA Festival is a traditional annual presentation of Slovenian CSOs, taking place in the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The event, organized this year on 13 September at the Prešeren Square, aims to present the glory, diversity, and dynamics of the sector – a network of around a million inhabitants of Slovenia. For the 16th time
Read more →The objective of the Workshop is to empower selected civil society representatives to strengthen their internal expertise, managerial and income generating capacities, abilities to engage with both general public and government stakeholders and assist in networking with international linkages. Particular focus will be on CSO representatives advancing democratic accountability and rule of law in their
Read more →The 2nd ECIT Summer University “Countering threats to European citizenship across borders, reconfiguring its future” will bring more than 75 participants in dialogue with key experts in the field of European citizenship and citizens rights, from civil society representatives to public authorities, from academics to active citizens. Together, they will look into the challenges and gaps
Read more →The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to: support CSOs networks in various areas (social inclusion, education, social entrepreneurship, environment and climate change, youth, and anti-corruption) and support media freedoms and media integrity (Lot 1-7); and support the Resource Centre (Lot 8). The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals
Read more →The global objective is: To contribute at strengthening policy dialogue in reform processes, facilitate engagement and dialogue between state institutions at local and central level and various non state actors such as, CSOs, think tanks, research oriented organizations, media organizations, individuals with the final aim to improve policy making, implementation and impact for Albanian citizens’
Read more →The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to strengthen the capacities of and networking among organised active citizens / CSOs and the cooperation between the public sector and CSOs. The proposed action (project) should fall into at least two of the below mentioned priority areas: Enabling legal and financial environment for organized active citizens
Read more →The specific objective of this call for proposals is to support quality media production in the areas related to Montenegro’s European Integration and to enable media to report fairly, freely and in a professional and ethical manner while the ability of Montenegro’s journalists to use investigative techniques are meant to be further strengthened. At the
Read more →The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held the 6th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum in Sarajevo on 10-11 July. Participants adopted a Final Declaration calling for increased media freedom, opening the doors of the Western Balkans to EU enlargement, the implementation of migration policies and increased employment opportunities, and working on women’s rights. Participants
Read more →The Civil Society Forum Trieste that took place on 11th and 12th July that was organised as part of the 4th Intergovernmental Summit of Western Balkans and EU countries brought together more than 100 representatives of civil society organisations with the aim to provide a platform for their greater involvement in the Berlin Process. The
Read more →The Leadership Development Academy (LAD) program on “Public Policy for Private Sector Development” organized by Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) and Faculty of Political Science at the University of Sarajevo, is an executive-level training program that trains academia, civil society, and government officials, from developing countries to be
Read more →Eight of Turkey’s most respected human rights defenders were arrested on 5 July, along with two information technology trainers from Sweden and Germany. All ten of those arrested are still in police custody and are now facing investigation for membership of an “armed terrorist organisation” on account of their peaceful human rights work. The group
Read more →CIVICUS and Human Rights House Belgrade, including BCSDN member Civic Initiatives, have submitted joint UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) submission on Serbia in advance of the 29th UPR session in January 2018. In this document, they have examined the Government of Serbia’s compliance with its international human rights obligations to create and maintain a safe
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