News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Philea has published a practical guide to help funders introduce or expand unrestricted funding through more flexible, strategic and trust-based grantmaking practices. Although funders and…
Read more →The European Commission is reportedly preparing proposals to reduce reliance on unanimity and introduce stronger rule-of-law safeguards as the EU prepares for future enlargement. According…
Read more →The New Union Post argues that enlargement received limited attention in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s 2026 State of the Union address, particularly…
Read more →The European Commission is considering country-specific accession roadmaps for Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova, potentially introducing clearer reform priorities, deliverables and indicative timelines for completing…
Read more →Montenegro’s advancing accession process is exposing the gap between technical progress by candidate countries and the political uncertainty surrounding final EU membership. Podgorica aims to…
Read more →The OECD has published its first review of progress in implementing the DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance, five…
Read more →New guidelines issued by Michel Forst, Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention, call for stronger protection of environmental defenders amid growing harassment,…
Read more →The SafeJournalists Network has expressed serious concern over the public intimidation and attempted discrediting of News24 investigative journalist Klodiana Lala by Vlora Hyseni, former Director…
Read more →The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights’ 2026 Civic Space Update documents widespread and intensifying pressure on civil society organisations working on fundamental rights. Three-quarters of…
Read more →Civil society organisations across Europe are continuing to operate, mobilise support and influence public debate despite facing overlapping economic, political and technological pressures. A 2026…
Read more →Turkish authorities have launched a large-scale operation targeting LGBTQ+ people, rights defenders, civil society organisations, journalists and businesses under the stated aim of protecting “family…
Read more →The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has adopted its first Strategy for Equal Rights of LGBTI People, establishing a common framework for implementing existing…
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