News and updates from BCSDN and the region
BCSDN has once again laid out in its Position on how this new phase of EU regional support to civil society should look like. EU should maintain a genuine regional approach and efforts so as to achieve greater in-country effectiveness, while remaining linked to the common objective for these countries. EU support should focus on
Read more →The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that trust is in crisis around the world. The general population’s trust in all four key sectors — business, government, CSOs, and media — has declined broadly, a phenomenon not reported since Edelman began tracking trust in these segments in 2012. With the decline of trust, the majority of
Read more →Kosovo, in its latest endeavor to further improve the inclusion of civil society in public decision making, has launched a new online platform for Consultation with the Public. The promotion of said platform was held on 22th February in Prishtina. Through this online platform the Kosovo government will seek to facilitate the communication between the
Read more →On March 3rd, 2017 (Friday), 13:00 – 14:00hrs, CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation will be streaming the “Backsliding on Civic Space in Democracies” on their Facebook Page. The event will provide an opportunity for the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and civil society leaders to reflect on the global
Read more →The Center for Global Prosperity (CGP) at the Hudson Institute has recently presented the 2016 Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances. The Index reframes the discussion about the roles of public and private sectors in foreign aid by showing that the full scale of a country’s generosity is measured not just by government aid, but by private
Read more →The Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organizations (TACSO) Project has shared the Regional Directory of Donors providing financial support in the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) countries, with 700+ donors and calls for proposals available for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The Directory aims to help
Read more →In a public statement circulated in early February, Macedonian ruling party leader and former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski warned civil society organizations to get ready for a ‘final showdown.’ He has also stated that allegedly 90-95% of CSOs in Macedonia are financed by George Soros, or by foreign governments under Soros’ control. According to reports of Macedonian CSOs
Read more →The discourse about think tanks’ development and impact is inseparable from the debate on democracy and democratic societies. As part of the civil society, think tanks operate in a policy environment that has the public good as its ultimate beneficiary. The stronger the ties of think tanks/civil society and the public, the greater the guarantees
Read more →In 2015, BCSDN and its members for the first time collected and studied the data on non-profit sector in seven countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. This is the first study ever that gives an overview of the current situation with the non–profit sector-related data collection, analysis and presentation in
Read more →The specific objective(s) of this call for proposals is to support the involvement of the civil society in policy creation and implementation of priority sector reforms related to the EU integration. The proposed actions must address at least one of the two priorities: 1) Enhanced involvement of civil society in policy creation and participation in
Read more →Тhe spike in regional and local conflicts around the globe has boosted the need for professionals skilled in waging peace. The fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship, which covers tuition and living expenses, increases the capacity of current and emerging peace leaders to prevent and resolve conflict through academic training, field experience, and professional networking. Up
Read more →From 5-6 of April 2017, Partners for Democratic Change Slovakia (PDCS) is organizing an international conference on Value Based Conflicts and Violence. The aim is to bring together civic actors mainly from the Central and Eastern European region (CEE) and speakers from other countries such as the United States, Germany or Jordan, who themselves have
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