Europe-wide Lack of Transparency of Policing of Protests
There is a serious lack of transparency about the use of various types of equipment during policing of protests according to a report published today…
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Special Rapporteurs Kiai and Heyns Join Forces to Draft Recommendations on Managing Protests
Special Rapporteurs Maina Kiai and Christof Heyns have embarked on a new joint project aimed at compiling a set of practical recommendations for the proper…
Read more →New Guide for Associations in Croatia
The National Foundation for Civil Society Development, partner CSOs in the program of regional development of civil society and local communities and the Office for…
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EP Calls on Governments of Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia to Improve Cooperation with Civil Society
On 11th March, 2015, the European Parliament has adopted Resolutions on the European Commission’s Progress reports on Kosovo, Macedonia,Montenegro and Serbia for 2014, calling governments…
Read more →Civil Society Advocacy Resulted with Improvements of the Fiscal Legislation for NPOs in Albania
The last Council of Ministers decision regarding Added Value Tax (VAT) (in line with the VAT Law nr. 92/2014) introduced a series of important changes…
Read more →UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association Published First Year-End Report
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association Maina Kiai has released his mandate’s first ever year-end report, which…
Read more →Joint Guidelines of the Venice Commission and OSCE ODIHR on Freedom of Association
At its 101st Plenary Session, taking place on the 12th-13th December in Venice, the Venice Commission and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights…
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International Civil Society Week 2014 – Inspirational Global Gathering for CSOs
To celebrate South Africa’s 20th anniversary of freedom and democracy, CIVICUS and its partners gathered change makers from around the world at the University of…
Read more →Our Efforts Were Successful – European Parliament Rejects Tibor Navracsics!
BCSDN, together with many other civil society organisations, has been campaigning to ask the European Parliament to reject the nomination of Tibor Navracsics. We are…
Read more →BCSDN joines CSOs across Europe in Support of the Hungarian Civil Society
A total of 975 CSOs from across Europe, including BCSDN, have signed the appeal in support of civil society in Hungary, urging the institutions of…
Read more →BCSDN Stands with European Civil Society Against the Designation of Tibor Navracsics as European Commissioner for Education, Youth, Culture and Citizenship
The president-elect of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, announced on September 10th the nomination of Mr. Tibor Navracsics as Commissioner for Education, Youth, Culture and…
Read more →EESC Urges for Enhanced Transparency and Inclusiveness of the EU Accession Process
The External Relations Section of the EESC adopted an own-initiative Opinion on Enhancing the transparency and inclusiveness of the EU accession process on 12th June,…
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