News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade and The Balkan Trust for Democracy of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF-BTD) continue supporting European Integration and reform processes in North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The project envisages support for activities stemming from the most important negotiating chapters: Chapter 23 Chapter 24, Chapter 8, Chapter
Read more →Freedom House, together with Front Line Defenders, and other 19 governments, are providing support to CSOs that are under threat or attack, through the Lifeline Embattled CSO Assistance Fund. The grants can address things related, but not limited to medical expenses, security, legal representation, prison visits, trial monitoring, temporary relocation, and equipment replacement. Through the
Read more →PartnersGlobal, in partnership with the CIVICUS Network and other consortium members with support from USAID, is seeking applications from local civil society organizations interested in strengthening their resiliency in the face of potential impacts of growing restrictions on civic freedoms of association, assembly, and expression. The Resiliency+ Process will take selected organizations through a structured
Read more →BCSDN through the program “Sustainable Civil Society – State Financing of CSOs” announces a public call for grants for CSO networks. The program is implemented by the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) in partnership with BCSDN and CNVOS from Slovenia during the period 2018-2021. The program is funded by the EU. The objective of
Read more →The regional cooperation remains one of the main challenges for the region of Western Balkans, especially taking into consideration its capacity to positively influence regional stability and bring various practical benefits for its citizens and societies. To this end, strengthening of the regional cooperation represents an essential requirement for the Western Balkans contracting parties, including
Read more →The EU/Council of Europe Joint Programme “Democratic and Inclusive School Culture in Operation” (DISCO) is seeking applications for project proposals 2020-2021 to promote Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education with an aim to contribute the fostering of inclusive and democratic societies in the States party to the European Cultural Convention. Any public or
Read more →The Human Rights Fund (HRF) is a tool of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands used to support activities around the world with the common goal of achieving tangible results in the field of human rights. The policy priorities of the Netherlands are set in the human rights strategy of the Ministry of
Read more →The aim of the NFRP Matra programme is: ‘Using the Netherlands’ expertise in the areas of democracy, the rule of law and human rights to contribute to social transformation leading to a sustainable and stable relationship between government and citizens, and to invest in the bilateral relationship with the recipient countries and in the partners
Read more →The global objective of the call for proposals is to strengthen participatory democracy in Albania to prepare for EU accession. The specific objective(s) of the call for proposals is to enhance the quality of journalism in Albania through independent production, with a view to strengthening media pluralism and the freedom of expression in the context
Read more →Human rights defending organizations are invited to design and submit project proposals in: awareness-raising on human rights; advocacy and policy analysis on human rights; creation of community service models on human rights. This call for proposal gives priority to the following areas: Tirana; Shkodra; Dibra; Lezha; Rrëshen; Kukës; Durrës; Kurbin; Kamëz; Përrenjas; Gramsh; Pukë; Fier;
Read more →The main objectives of the support for European cooperation projects are: to strengthen the capacity of the European cultural and creative sectors to operate transnationally and internationally; to promote the transnational circulation of cultural and creative works, and cultural and creative players, in particular artists; to contribute to audience development and improve access to cultural
Read more →The programme is implemented under the framework of the instrument of pre-acession assistance (IPA II) and is the result of joint planning efforts made by the governments and other stakeholders of the two countries. The overall objective of the call is to contribute to economic, social and territorial development of the program area by fostering
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