News and updates from BCSDN and the region
A total of 21 public policy papers have been published in a joint Slovak Balkan Public Policy Fund (SBPPF) publication, prepared by BCSDN. Considering that the EU accession process is the key transformation and reform factor, the effort of the SBPPF Programme was focused on assisting both CSOs and individual young researchers in the development
Read more →On 20 June 2014, another SBPPF grantee, the SOS Telephone for Women and Children Victims of Violence, publicly presented their policy research “Institutional Mechanisms for Prevention from Family Violence and their Enforcement in Montenegro”, in the PR Center in Podgorica, Montenegro. The research, whose objective was to analyze the institutional and the administrative capacities and
Read more →On 30 April 2014 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Center for Research and Development (CERD), one of the SBPPF grantees, organized a conference for presenting their policy paper on “Social Services and Public-Private Partnerships: The Role of NGOs”. In front of the present representatives of the civil society in B&H, the media, students and
Read more →On 19 June 2014, Mikro Art, a SBPPF grantee from Serbia, held a press conference and presented their Policy Paper “Citizens in City Development”. This analysis of citizens’ participation in urban development in Serbia shows discrepancy between official strategic documents which proclaim the need for transparent and participatory urban and spatial planning and actual legal
Read more →The Metamorphosis Foundation, one of the SBPPF grantees, organized a conference for presentation of the final findings from the research of the gov.mk websites within the framework of the project “Increasing the Use of gov.mk Websites as Tools for Transparency, Accountability and e-Participation”. The conference took place at the EU InfoCentre on June 17, 2014
Read more →On 30 May 2014, the Center for Civic Education (Montenegro) organized a press conference where they presented their policy paper on “The role of inspection in the fight against corruption”, supported through SBPPF. The study was presented by Ms. Tamara MILAŠ, programme assistant in the CCE, and Mr. Boris MARIĆ, senior legal advisor in the
Read more →On 30th of May, Analytica, one of the SBPPF Grantees, organized the promotion of their policy paper called „Energy and security sector governance in Macedonia: How to improve its efficiency?“. The research analyzes the energy and security sector governance in Macedonia by focusing on the energy and security sector institutions‘ efficiency in order to draft
Read more →“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
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