The process of drafting a new National Strategy in Croatia started with the launch of 4 public hearings on the priorities of the National Strategy during April 2016. Public hearings were organized in order to obtain feedback from civil society organizations on the obstacles and challenges of development of civil society in the new 4-year period. Under the coordination of the Office for Cooperation with Civil Society, an operational multi-stakeholder body to lead the development of the new Strategy was launched and held its first meeting on 10th October. In parallel with the process of drafting a new Strategy, evaluation…
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In order to implement one of the measures of the Action Plan for Chapter 23 and the creation of IT requirements for the implementation of a number of measures of the aforementioned action plan and strategy for the development of NGOs in Montenegro 2014- 2016, with the support of the Ministry of Information Society and Telecommunications, Department of Public Relations and support of the EU Delegation to Montenegro through the project Technical support to the development of institutional mechanisms for cooperation between the Government and NGOs in Montenegro, made the new website structure website of the Office. Priority activities that…
On November 28 – December 1, 2016, the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) shall be holding its Second High-Level Meeting (HLM2) in Nairobi, Kenya. With the theme, Towards Inclusive and Accelerated Implementation of the 2030 Agenda, HLM2 will contribute significantly to how Agenda 2030 (Sustainable Development Goals) will be implemented over the next fifteen years. Decisions taken in Nairobi will, therefore, be critical to the future of Development Cooperation. All major stakeholders will be present – Prime ministers and ministers, heads of major international organizations, the private sector, foundations, local government and parliaments and leaders from civil society.…
On 29th and 30th September, 25 participants from all Balkan countries met in Zagreb to take part in a workshop on Global Education. The project Western Balkan CSOs for Global Development is implemented in cooperation of Pontis Foundation, Horizont 3000, BCSDN and members from Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. Other relevant actors from all Balkan countries participate in the activities with the aim to mainstream the development agenda in the Western Balkans. This project interconnects CSOs in the Western Balkans with organizations in the EU13 (the New Member States), which have recently gone through similar processes and to prepare them…
The EU European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner Johannes Hahn had a meeting with civil society organizations in Skopje on Friday, 14th, prior to meetings with officials and political actors related to the political crises in the country and the forthcoming elections in December. The meeting served as an important exchange of information on the reforms priorities in the country. The Delegation of the European Union in Macedonia previously organized consultations with CSOs related to the visit of the Commissionaire Hahn to the country. Different thematic meetings were held and BCSDN representative, Ilina Nesik, participated in the Fundamental Rights…
The ability to assemble and act collectively is vital to democratic, economic, social and personal development, to the expression of ideas and to fostering engaged citizenry. Yet despite the increasingly prominent role that assemblies play in today’s world, there is sometimes a lack of clear understanding of the applicable international human rights law and standards. This checklist is designed as an easy-to-use tool to: (1) determine which practical recommendations contained in the report are already in place at the domestic level, and (2) help assess how well domestic and local authorities manage assemblies. More information is available here. Source: United…
In the recent past, we have seen Practical Guide (PRAG) updates every year since 2012. Changes introduced have gone from minor wording corrections to introduction of new type of alliances (e.g. affiliated entities), new funding modalities (e.g. financial support to third parties) and major changes in the logical framework. To help you, CONCORD has prepared new guidelines, which give a general advice on the following chapters of the full proposal: Concept note, Full application form (Description, Methodology and Sustainability), Logical framework and Budget. More information is available here. Source: CONCORD Europe
Think for Europe Network (TEN) invites all interested civil society organizations to engage in the establishment and subsequent work of the regional consultative platform for monitoring public administration reform in the Western Balkans (WeBER Platform). Given that the selection process for overall membership will be carried out in parallel in Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Macedonia it is expected that the WeBER Platform will comprise up to 25 CSOs from the Western Balkan region. The WeBER Platform will be formally established on the margins of the Annual ReSPA Conference on November 16, 2016, in Danilovgrad and Podgorica, Montenegro. More…
This event will bring together researchers from the Balkan region, which work in the fields of social enterprises, social entrepreneurship and social economy. The aim of this conference is knowledge sharing, discussion and debate on the latest research related to the social enterprises developments in the Balkan region, as well as strengthening the networks by establishing the Balkan Social Enterprise Research Network. The deadline for submitting applications is October 10 2016. More information is available here. Source: Social Enterprises Balkan
For CSOs from the Western Balkans or Turkey that are running a successful project to help Roma children, youth and/or young adults n the region, a possibility to win a study trip to Brussels and from EUR 5000 to 10,000 has been promoted. The Second Roma Integration Award for the Western Balkans and Turkey is now open for applications! More information about the award or the application procedure is available here. Source: European Commission