News and updates from BCSDN and the region
“A lack of people and funds to implement the Law on the Official Use of Minority Communities’ Languages at local level”, is the general picture in 31 local government units using more than one language in official use, with a population of over 800.000 citizens. “Residents in these communities aren’t informed about the benefits and
Read more →The Center for Economic Analysis (CEA), one of the SBPPF grantees from Macedonia, on 8 May 2014 in Skopje, held a presentation of the policy paper on „Good Governance through Better Fiscal Transparency: Recommendations for Implementation of the Recommendations of the Ad-hoc Commission“, focusing on the main findings and the recommendations stated in the policy
Read more →Ms Blerjana Bino, one of the SBPPF grantees from Albania, on the 3rd of May 2014, held a public presentation of the policy paper “Countering Marginalization through Discourse: The Limits of the Public Sphere and the Potential of Alternative Media”. The event was hosted at the European University of Tirana, within the framework of the
Read more →Klodjan Seferaj, one of the grantees of the Slovak and Balkan Public Policy Fund, on Thursday, April 24, 2014 in Hotel Rogner, Tirana, held a public presentation of his discussion paper and policy brief on “Promoting participatory evidence based policy making on crime and confidence: the benefits of trust”. This research puts its efforts to
Read more →On the 28th of April 2014, the Institute Alternative, one of the SBPPF grantees, held a public presentation of their research policy study on Public-Private Partnerships and Concessions in Montenegro. The event was a possibility to introduce the public with the findings of the research, as well as to present the recommendations for improving the
Read more →On the 2nd of April 2014, at the Social educational centre in Banja Luka, the Humanitarian Organization Partner held a public presentation of their Policy Paper “Implementation of Disability Policy in B&H”. The project analyzed the implementation of the disability policy in B&H and determined in what extent the policy is used by the stakeholders
Read more →The Center for Political Studies, one of the grantees of the Slovak and Balkan Public Policy Fund, on Thursday, 10th of April in Hotel Bosnia, Sarajevo, held a public presentation of their policy paper on “Strengthening the Capacity of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina”. At this occasion, the Policy Paper was presented to
Read more →Within the framework of the Slovak and Balkan Public Policy Fund, on the 4th of April 2014 in Hotel New Star in Podgorica, The Center for Civic Freedoms, CEGAS, held a public presentation of their Policy Paper ‘’Advocating policy solution to effective legal remedies’’. The Paper looks at the implementation of judicial remedies (in particular
Read more →On the 26th of March 2014, the Institute for Environmental Policy (Albania) presented their policy paper on the Implementation of Aarhus Convention in Albania: Struggle and Policy Implementation in Grand Hotel, Tirana, elaborated within the framework of the Slovak and Balkan Public Policy Fund. Representatives of the local and central government, NGOs, universities, the media,
Read more →On 25 March 2014 in Sarajevo, within the framework of a conference on Migration and Policy Developments in B&H, and in cooperation with the Center for Economic Development and Research (CEDAR) and the CESI Center, Ms Emina Cosic and Mr Adnan Ovicna, grantees of the SBPPPF, presented the findings of their research on “Foreign Earned
Read more →On the 5th of March 2014, at the EU Information and Cultural Center, Pristina, the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies ( KCSS ) organized a Conference where the analysis entitled: ” Inclusion or exclusion ? Minorities in the security sector in post – independent Kosovo”, funded by the Slovak and Balkan Public Policy Fund was
Read more →The Civil Society Promotion Centre (CSPC) organized two informative and consultative workshops on January 14 and 15, 2014, related to basic research findings on enabling environment for civil society development in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and recommendations for its improvement. The analysis and results of the research will serve as basis for the Monitoring Report
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