News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Global Standard is a reference standard that captures a globally shared, dynamic understanding of CSO accountability. It was developed by accountability Initiatives from Africa,…
Read more →On July 13th, 2017, the Office for Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organizations within the General Secretariat of the Government of Macedonia, held a consultative meeting with…
Read more →The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held the 6th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum in Sarajevo on 10-11 July. Participants adopted a Final Declaration calling for…
Read more →On 13 June, after two postponed votes, the Hungarian Parliament will vote the Law on the Transparency of Foreign Funded Organisations. The law is in…
Read more →Building on last year’s efforts in assessing the state of the enabling environment in 8 countries of the Black Sea region: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,…
Read more →At the session of the Government of the Republic of Croatia held on 13 April 2017, the Report on the Financing of Civil Society Organizations…
Read more →The rise of populist leaders poses a dangerous threat to basic rights protections while encouraging abuse by autocrats around the world, notes the Human Rights…
Read more →On 30-31 March, CSOs from around the world gathered in Bangkok as part of CPDE’s Breaking Ground and Taking Root: The Istanbul Principles @ 7 event.…
Read more →After a long period of stagnation and decline in democratic governance across the 29 countries of Nations in Transit, 2016 was marked with populist successes that raised…
Read more →The European Commission (EC) is conducting a Mid-term evaluation of the External Financing Instruments, including the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA), with the aim to have…
Read more →On February 10th, 2017, 18 leading CSOs from the G20 countries co-signed and sent a letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel asking her, ahead of her…
Read more →The Berlin Process Series is an initiative started by Cooperation and Development Institute (CDI), in November 2015, in Tirana, and supported by Friedrich Ebert Foundation,…
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