BCSDN presents an analysis based on the country Progress Reports published on 12th October against the set policy benchmarks in the European or Accession partnerships for each country as well as against network’s recommendations to the Commission on how monitoring and progress in civil society development and civil dialogue can be achieved in a coherent, effective, ownership and sustainable way. At first glance, it seems that the region has made an amazing progress on the path to EU membership in 2011. Croatia has closed the last negotiating chapter and received the green light for membership. The Commission has recommended start…
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BCSDN presents an analysis based on the country Progress Reports published on 12th October against the set policy benchmarks in the European or Accession partnerships for each country as well as against network’s recommendations to the Commission on how monitoring and progress in civil society development and civil dialogue can be achieved in a coherent, effective, ownership and sustainable way. At first glance, it seems that the region has made an amazing progress on the path to EU membership in 2011. Croatia has closed the last negotiating chapter and received the green light for membership. The Commission has recommended start of the…
BCSDN presents an analysis based on the country Progress Reports published on 12th October against the set policy benchmarks in the European or Accession partnerships for each country as well as against network’s recommendations to the Commission on how monitoring and progress in civil society development and civil dialogue can be achieved in a coherent, effective, ownership and sustainable way. At first glance, it seems that the region has made an amazing progress on the path to EU membership in 2011. Croatia has closed the last negotiating chapter and received the green light for membership. The Commission has recommended start of the…
The Pontis Foundation (Slovakia) and the Balkan Civil Society Development Network announce the first Call for Proposal for individuals and organizations from Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro to undertake research projects on the topic of: 1. Mechanisms and practice of consultation, coordination and cooperation between state and non-state actors (civil society, public and private interests groups etc.) in the design and implementation (monitoring & assessment) of EU driven reforms in different areas (preferably those in fight against corruption and environment); 2. Progress, challenges and policy advice to create appropriate administrative and judicial structures in order to apply Community rules and procedures;…
Civil society in Turkey is going through a rapid transformation with its civil society organisations emerging as important actors in Turkey’s development and democratisation agendas, while increasing in their numbers and impact. The dynamism of the civil society sector in Turkey has led TUSEV to monitor and assess it on a yearly basis starting from 2011. Founded on the experience derived from TUSEV’s past research and monitoring projects, the report provide an in-depth analysis and recommendations under four main dimensions that are in line with TUSEV’s programme areas (civil society law reform, international relations, institutional capacity and research) and a…
On 13th and 14th October, BCSDN Executive office in Skopje hosted Ms. Ivana Cirkovic, Director, Office for Cooperation with Civil Society, Government of the Republic of Serbia on a visit to the network. The two-day visit included presentation of both the network and the Office and identification of areas for joint cooperation. On the occasion, Ms, Cirkovic also met with the representatives of the Ministry of Local Self-Government, Ministry of Justice and General Secretariat of the Government of the republic of Macedonia (incl. Office for Cooperation with CSOs) and civil society organizations such as MCIC and MOST. Among the topics…
In the framework of the joint project, Cross-border Civil Society Forum implemented by IDM, Albania and MCIC, Macedonia and funded by the IPA cross border cooperation programme, IDM organized in Elbasan region, on the 7th October the second round table: Initiative for Cross-border Networks and Partnerships. This second round table focused on identifying joint problems and building a joint action agenda for civil society initiatives on priority issues for Elbasan region. Finally, participants, representatives of civil society and local governance in Elbasan, developed a joint strategy to address the identified problems of priority related to state of civil society in…
The Kosovar Civil Society Foundation, held a conference on Citizens Participation in Kosovo on the 5th of October in Prishtina. This gathering was held within the framework of the project Empowering Civil Society Inclusion on Democratic Policy Making in Kosovo. Alongside with keynote speakers from Kosovo government and civil society there was a panel discussion dedicated to regional experience on civic participation where two other BCSDN members presented their experiences: Erisa Cela (IDM) and Miljenko Dereta(CI). This conference was financially supported by United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). This conference was also an opportunity to promote the new KCSF publications: Citizen…
BCSDN Board held a mid-term strategic planning workshop in Prishtina on 4th October. The workshop was hosted by KCSF and co-organized with the Executive Office. The participants discussed how to strengthen the cooperation between members, its advocacy towards EU and national institutions and discussed future sustainability of the network. The participants reviewed the mission and mid-term priorities on which the network should focus on the coming period.
In the framework of Partners Albania(PA) initiative to promote philanthropy in Albania, an open call for nominations for the Philanthropy Award has been announced. This Award is made possible through the generous support by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The goal of the award is to keep this old and valuable tradition alive by expressing the gratitude to individuals, families and businesses who contribute to improving the quality of life in the society. The appreciation and stimulation of this activity is important considering the human and economic dimension it represents. In the framework of PA initiative to promote philanthropy in Albania,…