News and updates from BCSDN and the region
BCSDN participated in the 15th edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum held on 21 – 22 November 2022 in a Hybrid format, organized by the Romanian NGDO Platform – FOND. The event aimed to highlight the role and involvement of civil society in crisis management response and humanitarian assistance in the context of the
Read more →BCSDN held the launching event of the research papers prepared within the scope of the CSO – Private Sector engagement research, supported by the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE). During the event, the research partners, Albanian Center for Economic Research, European Policy Institute – Skopje (North Macedonia), and Trag Foundation (Serbia), presented their research
Read more →At the plenary session on 23 November, the European Parliament adopted the resolution on the new EU enlargement strategy, proposed by MP Tonino Picula from the Group of Socialists and Democrats. The resolution recognized the importance of enlargement policy in light of current geopolitical circumstances caused by the Russian aggression on Ukraine, as well as the diminishing
Read more →For a long time, BiH has been silent on the issues of children born of war and their mothers, survivors of wartime rape. Rape victims and their children typically cope alone, without additional support, with the devastating consequences of wartime rape, including psychological, physical, economic, and social problems. After years of neglect, the Brčko District
Read more →BCSDN is happy to invite you to the kick-off meeting of the Regional Community of Practice (RACoP), which will take place via Zoom platform on…
Read more →The latest Berlin process summit yielded three agreements facilitating the flow of people in the Western Balkans, which took the six governments two years to negotiate. While the German hosts of the gathering commend this achievement, one may wonder: can regional cooperation in the Western Balkans go beyond technical issues? Could the Berlin process be
Read more →An article serving as a background material for a panel discussion at the Think Tank Forum: EU Enlargement examines the state of democracy and the rule of law in the WB6 countries. It stresses that ever prolonged stagnation of the EU accession process gradually delegitimized progressive political options and strengthened hybrid regimes across the region.
Read more →As part of International Republican Institute- IRI’s newly launched USAID Western Balkans People to People program, the Regional Youth Partnership seeks to develop the next generation of leaders in the Western Balkans. The program aims to bring dynamic individuals from around the region to help improve their communities, their countries, and the broader region for
Read more →The Heads of Governments of the Western Balkans Six signed the three mobility agreements under the Common Regional Market (CRM) Action Plan’s mobility agendas – on Freedom of Movement with Identity Cards, on Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications, and on Recognition of Professional Qualifications for Doctor of Medicine, Dentists and Architects – at the Berlin
Read more →Following the publication of the annual European Commission Enlargement Package 2022, BCSDN is issuing the 13th background analysis assessing the progress made in the area of civil society development and dialogue with public institutions in Enlargement countries against the BCSDN Monitoring Matrix. The 2022 Enlargement Package comes in the wake of radical geo-political and economic
Read more →Following the European Parliament`s legislative initiative resolution (2020/2026(INL), with recommendations to the Commission to harmonize the status of non-profits throughout the EU and establish a statute for European association, BCSDN publishes an official position, emphasizing the need for the Western Balkans and Turkey as aspiring EU members to have their say in the process. While
Read more →The European Commission has published its working program for the upcoming 2023. The published communique states that following up on the European Parliament resolution under article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the institution will table a legislative initiative on a statute for European cross-border associations, to enable them to
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