News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Target Group: CSOs and media actors working on freedom of expression, media pluralism and democratic participation in the Western Balkans.Aim: To strengthen cooperation between CSOs…
Read more →Target Group: Non-profit legal entities from North Macedonia and Albania, including CSOs, local and regional authorities, public institutions, regional development agencies, educational and research institutions,…
Read more →Target Group: CSOs, civic movements, independent media, journalists, activists, youth groups and informal initiatives working to strengthen democracy and political pluralism. Both registered and unregistered…
Read more →The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Development (DEVE) committees have set out their position on Global Europe, the EU’s main external funding instrument under…
Read more →As traditional aid budgets decline and new philanthropic actors gain influence, the International Civil Society Centre highlights the need to rethink how CSOs finance their…
Read more →Shrinking development funding is exposing the limits of traditional, top-down models of civil society support and opening space for more decentralised, locally led approaches, argues…
Read more →The European Commission has launched a stakeholder consultation to gather evidence for its 2027 Rule of Law Report, covering EU Member States and four enlargement…
Read more →European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos will present the 2026 Enlargement Package on 4 November, outlining the European Commission’s assessment of progress on EU-related reforms…
Read more →Séamus Boland, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), has called on EU institutions to involve representatives from candidate countries more directly in…
Read more →Following Serbia’s early parliamentary elections on 25 October 2026, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos issued a joint statement acknowledging the…
Read more →EU and Western Balkan leaders will meet in Brussels on 25 November, the second summit of 2026 after June’s meeting in Tivat, as the EU…
Read more →BCSDN has expressed serious concern over escalating tensions, reported rights violations and restrictions on civic space amid ongoing protests in Albania. Since May 2026, sustained…
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