News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Within the CONCORD HUB3 Spring Meeting in Brussels, which took place this week, the 13th of March was devoted to Promoting civil society space. The event, jointly organized by CONCORD Europe, BCSDN and Fond Romania/Black Sea NGO Forum, was an effort of European civil society development organizations to build a platform for discussions, exchanges and
Read more →Each year the CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report examines the major events that involve and affect civil society around the world. As 2017 gave way to 2018, the battle lines seemed more starkly drawn and our societies more divided than ever: on one side are those who strive to make democracy real, encouraging debate,
Read more →The European Parliament adopted the resolution of 1 March 2018 on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016. In its resolution, the EP asserts that neither national sovereignty nor subsidiarity can justify or legitimise the systematic refusal on the part of a Member State to comply with the fundamental values of the
Read more →World Report 2018 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from late 2016 through November 2017. The surge of authoritarian populists appears less inevitable than it did a year ago. There seemed no stopping a series of politicians around the globe who claimed to speak for
Read more →This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index highlights that the majority of countries are making little or no progress in ending corruption, while further analysis shows journalists and activists in corrupt countries risking their lives every day in an effort to speak out. The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public
Read more →The European Commission’s has just published its new strategy for the Western Balkans titled “A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans”. The strategy confirms the prospect for EU membership of all Western Balkan countries outlining that the two countries that have started negotiations, Serbia and Montenegro, might be ready
Read more →The CONCORD HUB3 Spring Meeting, which will take place from 13-15 March 2018 in Brussels, will gather around 80 participants from EU member states, the Black Sea Region and the Balkans, and will provide space for discussions, focusing on promoting civic space, where the national context, needs and challenges are to be heard at EU level. The
Read more →As part of its activities as sub-regional secretariat for the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) for the Balkan region, BCSDN participated on a face-to-face training for the indicator Two (CSO Enabling Environment) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC), which took place in Nairoby, Kenya, from 30 January – 1 February. The
Read more →CSOs from Hungary, Croatia (CROSOL), Latvia (LAPAS) and Slovenia (SLOGA) launched a Pan-European internet campaign against the rise of illiberal democracies in Europe, dominantly in Eastern Europe. The campaign called „More Democracy for More Europe“ aims to encourage the citizens of these countries to stay committed to human rights, liberal democracy and the rule of law.
Read more →The Global NGO Technology Report, sponsored by the Public Interest Registry and researched by Nonprofit Tech for Good, is an annual research project that seeks to gain a better understanding of how NGOs use technology – web and email communications, online fundraising tools, social media, mobile technology, and data management and security software. Now in its
Read more →In the latest report on Freedom in the world 2018, Freedom House has noted that democracy faced its most serious crisis in decades in 2017 as its basic tenets came under attack around the world. 71 countries suffered net declines in political rights and civil liberties, with only 35 registering gains. Although decline in freedoms
Read more →Fundamental human rights are reported to have diminished in almost two-thirds of the 113 countries surveyed for the 2018 Rule of Law Index, published The World Justice Project, amid concerns over a worldwide surge in authoritarian nationalism and a retreat from international legal obligations. The WJP Rule of Law Index measures rule of law adherence
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