News and updates from BCSDN and the region
From 15 to 17 September in Budva, our network came together to review our work, discuss the way forward in addressing new challenges for achieving our strategic objectives, and re-think how we can further empower the civil society for ensuring sustainable and functioning democracies in the Balkans. Through lively and inspiring two and a half
Read more →A new blog by Gjergji Vurmo (Institute for Democracy and Mediation – Albania) discusses the developments in the enlargement process between 2014 and 2021, while referring to the fourth scenario – “The Balkans Big Bang”, developed and presented in the policy document “The Unfulfilled Promise: Completing the Balkans Enlargement”. Read more here. Source: BiEPAG
Read more →In light of the consultations on the IPA III Civil Society Facility 2021-2023 Multi-Beneficiary (Regional), BCSDN has prepared comments on the Action Document, based on the positions of the network also presented in the BCSDN Opinion on the IPA III. Along with the lack of consultations on a national and regional level and limited access
Read more →On 3 September 2021, BCSDN held an online presentation to reflect on last year’s events affecting the CSOs’ sustainability and the most important findings of each of the seven dimensions covered by USAID’s CSOSI methodology: legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, advocacy, service provision, sectoral infrastructure, and public image. The report presents that, overall, CSO
Read more →On 2-3 September 2021, the Balkan Network for Local Democracy (BNLD) organized the Regional Best Practice Fair in Skopje by hosting a hybrid event for around 30 CSO representatives, youth groups, BNLD members, and national stakeholders. The two-day event covered topics such as self-government, participation, and CSOs, as well as case studies of individual community
Read more →CIVICUS Monitor published the latest periodic report on the human rights situation during COVID-19, covering the last four months of 2021. The report notes various issues on which people staged protests, including those against COVID-19 measures, gender-based violence, police brutality, poor political leadership, etc. Protests regarding gender justice, equality, and reproductive rights issues took place
Read more →CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) has launched the CSO Development Effectiveness Review survey to help its members reflect on how they have practiced the Istanbul Principles and the challenges they face in the implementation. The aim is to support succeeding platform initiatives, including developing CSO DE frameworks, the conduct of country initiatives, global conferences, and
Read more →The Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” – Skopje has published the 62nd edition of the publication “Political Thought” dedicated to defining the European Union’s role as a global actor, the future of the Balkans, decades of interethnic and minority conflicts, geopolitics, and geopolitical interests. This edition also provides space for eminent and young professionals to
Read more →In light of the consultations on the IPA III Civil Society Facility 2021-2023 Multi-Beneficiary (Regional), BCSDN has prepared comments on the Action Document, based on the positions of the network also presented in the BCSDN Opinion on the IPA III. Along with the lack of consultations on a national and regional level and limited access
Read more →On 2-3 September 2021, The Balkan Network for Local Democracy (BNLD) is organizing a Regional Best Practice Fair in Skopje, North Macedonia. The hybrid event will gather Western Balkan’s CSOs’ representatives, youth groups, local public authorities, local media outlets, as well as BNLD’s members from the region. The event’s objective is to create an open and
Read more →Mandated by the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) to review and provide monitoring under the Guidelines for EU Support to Civil Society in Enlargement Region, EU TACSO 3 project invites civil society, public authorities, donors, and other stakeholders from the Enlargement Region (Western Balkans and Turkey) to take part in the country consultation and validation
Read more →The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) published the Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFF) overview. INFF provides a country-owned financial framework to strengthen planning processes and support sustainable development financing at the national level. It empowers the national governments to analyze how to finance their plans and establish financing strategies with long-term national priorities. It can
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