News and updates from BCSDN and the region
A new report by Brana (Dam), a coalition of 23 CSOs formed at the end of 2014 to monitor the transparency of recovery projects and international donations used in Bosnia after the floods, highlights the lack of transparency on use of reconstruction money. During 2015, Brana monitored the use of 380,320,238.29 KM (approx. EUR 194 mil),
Read more →Charities have lost more than EUR 4.87bn in grants from government over the last decade and, at the continued rate of decline, there will no government grant money for charities by the next general election. This could destroy families and communities across the UK. From a height of EUR 7.7bn in 2003, the total value
Read more →Centre for Civic Education (CCE) organised a presentation of analysis “Facts and prejudice – financing of non-governmental organisations and political parties in Montenegro from public funds” on 19 February 2016 in Podgorica. Keynote speakers at the conference were Daliborka Uljarević, executive director of CCE, Ana Novaković, executive director of Centre for development of non-governmental organisations
Read more →A comparative review of policy and legislation framework for youth participation in the Balkans was conducted within the implementation of the project Balkan regional platform for youth participation and dialogue, implemented by The European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA),and the Balkan Local Democracy Agencies (LDAs) in 5 targeted countries in the Balkans (Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro,
Read more →The Balkan Trust Fund (BTD) has initiated the Belgrade (and Balkans) Chapter of the GMF Young Transatlatic Network (YTN) Programme specifically geared toward young professionals 35 years old and younger. The network aims to strengthen transatlantic relations by offering the next generation of leaders opportunities to engage critically on core challenges facing Europe and the United States,
Read more →On behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the British Embassy Podgorica has opened a call for Bilateral Programme Fund (BPF) and Bilateral Programme Budget (BPB) project bid submissions for the next financial year (April 2016 to March 2017). The Embassy seeks project proposals in line with the following objectives: 1) Political, economic reform and rule
Read more →The MAXCAP Working Paper No. 18 “Judicial Reform in Turkey and the EU‘s Political Conditionality: (Mis)Fit between Domestic Preferences and EU Demands” by Meltem Müftüler-Baç has been published. The paper investigates the process of judicial reform in Turkey in the last 15 years, with a focus on the reversal of such reforms since 2013. It
Read more →This EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy paper assesses the current state of play in the process of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans. It examines ways of accelerating the process, asking the question whether the EU and the Commission in particular possess appropriate tools to deal with the ‘complicated’ candidate countries in a complex international
Read more →Kosovar government agencies should be required to publish all of their budgets, along with financial reports explaining the allocation and spending of public money, according to this Riinvest Institute policy brief. The paper states that the reporting of budget expenditures by the Ministry of Finance to the Assembly of Kosovo is incomplete and does not
Read more →The Regional Conference: Philanthropy in the Western Balkans and Turkey: Investment for the Future was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 25-27 November 2015. By bringing together a variety of different stakeholders in the region, the conference aimed to contribute to initiatives across the region for creating an enabling environment and greater cooperation between stakeholders in
Read more →The European Civic Forum is organizing, in partnership with the European Alternatives, a public debate in Brussels in the European Parliament on 18 February 2016 (11:00 – 12:30) titled “Time to declare a State of Democracy!” This event comes at a juncture in time where fundamental rights and the EU founding principles of human dignity,
Read more →The Regional Mobility Fund (RMF) for Experts in the Black Sea Region and the Balkans is initiated by the Romanian NGDO Platform – FOND with the financial support of CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness – CPDE. This pilot activity was implemented during the period 5th October– 1st December 2015 and is now extended for the
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