News and updates from BCSDN and the region
BCSDN has published its 12th Monitoring Matrix Regional Report, assessing the enabling environment for civil society across the Western Balkans and Türkiye in 2025. Presented…
Read more →In a new article, BCSDN reflects on the historic victory of Serbia’s student-led movement in the 25 October parliamentary elections, following nearly two years of…
Read more →Accelerated legislative reforms linked to EU accession have yet to translate into a more enabling environment for civil society in Albania, according to the 2025…
Read more →Ahead of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation has…
Read more →Join BCSDN on 27 October 2026, at 11h CET, for the online launch of the 12th Monitoring Matrix Regional Report, presenting key findings on the…
Read more →BCSDN has appointed Anja Bosilkova Antovska as its new Executive Director. Having previously served as Head of Policy and Advocacy and most recently as Acting…
Read more →On 23–24 September 2026, BCSDN brought together members, external experts and European partners in Skopje to advance the development of the Regional Civic Space Early…
Read more →The Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2026, held on 5–7 October in Prishtina within the Berlin Process, brought together civil society representatives, experts and…
Read more →Ahead of the European Council meeting on 15–16 October 2026, the Future of Europe Cohort has issued an open letter urging EU leaders to reject…
Read more →Liberties has published its 2026 Gap Analysis, questioning whether the European Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report effectively prevents democratic decline or merely documents it.…
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 →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…
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