News and updates from BCSDN and the region
On 18 January, the European Civic Forum officially launched Civic Space Watch, a collaborative tool to share resources and create a new, fast-responding alert system for active citizens, NGOs, journalists, researchers, whistleblowers, but also decision-makers on issues linked to civic space. The event saw the participation of numerous CSOs representatives, but also from several EU
Read more →BCSDN will be the focal point for the newly created Balkan Sub-region within the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE). CPDE is an open platform that unites civil society voices from around the world on the issue of development effectiveness. In order to develop a strong basis for CSO participation, CPDE works with a strong
Read more →While 2016 was a year of challenges and despair when it comes to the future of the EU and its enlargement in the Western Balkans, 2017 brought some much-needed positive news. The year ahead of us is widely considered to be of great importance for the EU enlargement process in the Western Balkans, and expectations
Read more →The EESC urges the EU and its Member States to adopt a European-level cybersecurity model, to strengthen the mandate of the European cybersecurity agency and, lastly, to establish an effective European certification scheme for online services and products. The EU should agree on a European cybersecurity model, give the EU cybersecurity agency a stronger role
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