News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Based on the framework of the Monitoring Matrix for Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development, BCSDN published a Regional Report on the trends in the enabling environment for civil society development in enlargement countries. With updates from the BCSDN members, the report aims to fill the information gap regarding the developments in the civil society
Read more →USAID, FHI 360 and ICNL have published the 2018 edition of the Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The twenty-second edition of the CSO Sustainability Index covers developments in what regards civic space throughout the year 2018 in 24 countries in the region. BCSDN has implemented the Index
Read more →Ahead of Croatia’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, GONG issued recommendations for effective advocacy for the priorities identified by CSOs from Croatia gathered in the informal Network Forum 2020. The EU Council Presidency opens up several opportunities to enhance the dialogue between the Croatian public administration and CSOs on European public policies.
Read more →Due to the fact that the EESC considers it essential to monitor the development of fundamental rights and the rule of law in Europe in a comprehensive way, the FRRL Group decided from the very outset to visit all the EU Member States. Five country visits took place in Romania, Poland, Hungary, Austria and France.
Read more →On 28-29 October in Skopje, Macedonia, BCSDN organized a workshop on the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development. At the two-day workshop, member organizations from the Western Balkan region and Turkey reflected on the previous experience of implementing the Monitoring Matrix and discussed the next phase of implementation. Participants engaged in discussions
Read more →The 12th edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum took place between the 23rd – 25th of October 2019, in Istanbul, Turkey and was organized by the Romanian NGDO Platform (FOND) in partnership with the Center for International and European Studies (Kadir Has University), with financial support of the European Union. This year’s edition aimed
Read more →CSOs are innovators, testing new approaches to both traditional and emerging problems. One of today’s issues creating an unprecedented challenge to civil society is the rise of populist leaders and their pervasive rhetoric, in different parts of the world. Populists have been adept at winning hearts and minds and creating or mining divisions in society,
Read more →Recent election interference cases have put social media at the centre of attention. These events exposed the risks posed by actors manipulating political perceptions through disinformation or hate speech and spreading their messages using bots or political advertising. The EU’s Guide for Civil Society on Monitoring Social Media During Elections, prepared by DRI, helps readers
Read more →On 15 October 2019, Civic Initiative published the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development Country Report for Serbia 2017/ 2018. The Monitoring…
Read more →CIVICUS has downgraded Serbia’s civic space rating from Narrowed to Obstructed. The decision was taken following a thorough assessment of the state of civic freedoms in the country as protected by international law. The downgrade follows CIVICUS regular monitoring of the situation with its members and partners, after the government has taken a number of
Read more →CIVICUS has downgraded Serbia’s civic space rating from Narrowed to Obstructed. The decision was taken following a thorough assessment of the state of civic freedoms in the country as protected by international law. The downgrade follows CIVICUS’ regular monitoring of the situation with our members and partners, after the government has taken a number of
Read more →In the eve of International Day for Universal Access to Information, 44 NGOs signed an open letter to the Prime Minister of Montenegro and the Minister of Public Administration, requesting that they abandon the proposed amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information that introduce new restrictions and drastically reduce the transparency of institutions,
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