News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that established a constitutional right to procure an abortion, has sent the same kind of political shockwaves worldwide. Dragoslava Barzut from the Civic Initiative has publicly addressed the concern that once again women are put in a position
Read more →Ever since the changes in the Criminal Code in BiH were publicly introduced, the talk on destabilization has been out. Some claim minor inconveniences and nationalistic rivalry amongst presidential representatives, while others claim to be living through the biggest destabilization in the past 26 years. What is the general atmosphere in the BiH during this
Read more →EU TACSO 3 organized the EU Western Balkans and Turkey Civil Society Forum on 8 – 9 June 2022, in Skopje, North Macedonia. Senior officials from the European Commission, EU Delegations, governments, and diverse representatives from civil society organizations attended the Forum. The discussions led through the forum to the conclusion: that the role of
Read more →The Democracy Perception Index (DPI), conducted by Latana in collaboration with the Alliance of Democracies, aims to understand the global crisis that democracy is facing from the perspective of ordinary people from around the world. It is the largest annual study on people’s perception of democracy, representing over 75% of the world’s population. The DPI
Read more →Between sufficient and good or 2.44 is the average grade that the citizens gave to the Government for its work in the first 100 days, showed the results of the latest research of MCIC “100 days Government” conducted in the period from 3 to 13 May 2022. The majority of citizens (65.1%) stated that the
Read more →On 30-31 May in Belgrade, BCSDN organized the Regional Workshop “Joint Action for Promoting Civic Space and a More Resilient Civil Society”, gathering representatives from national and international CSOs, donors, journalists and interested individuals in a hybrid format. The event, supported by the Balkan Trust for Democracy, initially discussed the current CSO affairs in the
Read more →WB2EU 4th Ideas go public Lab Conference took place between 19020 of May in Paris. The citizens of the Western Balkans deserve to live in societies where the rule of law and the fight against corruption function, and that is why the region needs a credible perspective on the road to the European Union, the
Read more →The European Policy Institute together with Civil Rights Defenders and the members of the Think For Europe – Network sent an open letter to the Members of the European Parliament regarding the Draft Resolution on the 2021 Commission Report on North Macedonia. The Open Letter urges them to reconsider parts of the Motion for a
Read more →LGBTI+ activists and human rights defenders Frank Mugisha from Uganda and Xheni Karaj from Albania are awarded the Civil Rights Defenders of the Year Award 2022. Despite threats, harassment, and danger to their own safety the award recipients continue to work for political and social change by advocating for political reforms, changing people’s attitudes, and
Read more →For years, BCSDN has been following the EU’s approach in supporting civil society in the Enlargement countries and advocating for civil society to be recognized and adequately supported as a competent partner in the EU enlargement process. We have regarded the Guidelines for EU Support to Civil Society in Enlargement Countries, 2014-2020 as a key
Read more →Over 80 CSOs from Kosovo have sent an open letter to French President Macron, calling upon the French Presidency of the EU Council to solidify Union footprint in the Western Balkans and to usher the European enlargement into a new era, by ending the isolation of Kosovo citizens and opening accession talks for Albania and
Read more →As the pandemic heightened the crisis of democracy in the Balkans, and the effects of the Ukraine war are yet to be seen in the region, it is evident that our societies face a turning point for their democratic development. The role of the civil society in driving positive change is now important more than
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