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The global objective of this Call is to increase knowledge about values and the functioning of the EU among the population at large in Serbia. Any amount requested under LOT 1 – production and broadcasting of TV and radio content about Serbia’s EU accession process, reforms needed, EU assistance and benefits of accession – must
Read more →On April 12th, 2016 in Skopje, Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) presented the 2015 Monitoring Matrix Report on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development in Macedonia. Simona Ognenovska of MCIC provided a retrospective of the environment in which CSOs operated during 2015, briefly covering the main findings from all three Monitoring Matrix areas. With
Read more →As the European Commission is about to commence with the 2016 Enlargement Package, which will be adopted in November, the EU Delegation (EUD) to Montenegro has open consultations for all interested parties. Contributors are kindly asked to send a written input in the area of their expertise and which is covered with the Report no
Read more →The International Civil Society Center (ICS Centre) has drafted The Civic Charter– a document which provides a framework for people’s participation in securing a just, peaceful, and sustainable future. In the efforts of responding to human rights violations and global challenges, all the while facing severe restrictions and threats from governments and other powerful actors,
Read more →Disrupt&Innovate, the International Civil Society Centre (ICS – Centre) project serves as a platform for civil society professionals and activists to discuss the topics that will determine the sector’s future. The current article concerning civil society effective counter restrictions on civic space overviews four initiatives that have been seen as non-helpful in ‘protecting’ civic space,
Read more →The 2016 analysis from Publish What You Fund indicates that 25% of global aid now meets transparency standards. Despite the progress over the last five years, the analysis of 46 aid donors found that most have failed to uphold this commitment. Once again, BCSDN has taken part in the ATI evaluations as an independent reviewer
Read more →Caroline Slocock, Director of the think tank Civil Exchange published the report Independence in Question, building on the work of the Panel of the Independence of the Voluntary Sector, a five year programme set up to measure whether charities’ independence was under threat. Slocock highlighted that the challenges have increased since the last year’s panel,
Read more →The Global Trends in NGO Law issued a report on the Challenges for Environmental CSOs. Bearing in mind the increasing global concern for environmental issues which have led to a proliferation of active and outspoken civil society groups on the one hand, and the variety of techniques that states employ to interfere the effective execution
Read more →Ekman et al. published their article Challenges and Realities of Political Participation and Civic Engagement in Central and Eastern Europe in the 32nd Volume of East European Politics. The authors depart from the conventional wisdom on the one hand, which argues that political participation and collective action in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are low-frequency
Read more →Kosovo European Integration School is a project initiated in 2005 by Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS) and implemented by Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF). Its aim is to prepare employed people for the challenges that the EU integration process brings. The School offers 1 basic Module with 4 workshops, all held in Pristina. 20
Read more →The Transparency International School on Integrity (TISI) opened a call for applicants for the upcoming annual state-of-the-art anti-corruption and accountability training for future leaders that will be held 4-10 July, 2016 in Vilnius, Lithuania. TISI is designed for senior students, graduates and young professionals under the age of 35 and eager to learn how to
Read more →In memory of its Honorary President, Gianfranco Martini, the Association of Local Democracy Agencies (ALDA) opened the annual call for Scholarship for Researchers on Local Democracy, Civil Society Engagement and/or Interethnic Dialogue. The aim of the call is the production of high-quality academic research and analysis for ALDA’s fields of activity in order to develop
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