News and updates from BCSDN and the region
In a joint report, Access Now, Civil Liberties Union for Europe and European Digital Rights have evaluated the Report of the High Level Expert Group on Fake News and Online, as well as related EU policy documents, to address the issue of the intentional dissemination of information that is designed to have an impact on
Read more →The Handbook on Registering a Civil Society Organization provides comparative information on incorporation and operation in 10 selected countries in Europe and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Lebanon, Sweden, Tunisia and Turkey. Each country note is broken down into 10 thematic subsections that contains specific, detailed requirements
Read more →On 9 October 2018, the Government of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia adopted the Strategy for cooperation with and development of the civil society, as well as the Action Plan 2018-2020. The Strategy is based on the results achieved so far, but it also elaborates a framework for future activities that will enable
Read more →The Coalition Saradnjom do Cilja (Co-operation to the goal), which consists of 100 NGOs, demands from the Ministry of Public Administration to urgently announce a call for co-financing projects and programs of NGOs financed from EU funds, and thus fulfill its legal obligation. The Government of Montenegro has adopted a Regulation on the procedure of co-financing
Read more →Now more than ever, businesses have strong incentives to take seriously their responsibility to respect human rights. Human rights developments can spark stock price fluctuations, negative consumer attitudes and loud employee demands to take action. In developing their human rights policies and processes, companies have come to depend upon civic freedoms that enable civil society
Read more →Third Sector Foundation of Türkiye (TUSEV) published the Tax Legislation Related to Foundations and Associations in Türkiye and Public Benefit Status: Current Situation and Recommendations…
Read more →Challenges and good practices in ensuring human rights-compliant assembly policing in the Western Balkans region and related available resources were explored and presented at an event in Warsaw on 17 September 2018, during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting. Some 40 representatives of civil society and state bodies took part in the event, which was organized
Read more →The Romanian Government has created a tool for challenging NGOs that may oppose its agenda under the guise of monitoring how they spend money received from citizens through tax donations. The Association for the Defence of Human Rights in Romania – the Helsinki Committee (APADOR-CH) has asked the Romanian Ombudsman to appeal Constitutional Court Order
Read more →A Philanthropy Council was established in Serbia in order to create an enabling environment for providing charity and further development of philanthropic infrastructure and culture of giving for the common good in the Republic of Serbia, taking into account the current situation and trends in giving in the society. The council was formed on the
Read more →The Law on Accounting for Non-Profit Organizations prescribes the accounting principles and rules for CSOs, as well as the basic financial information reported by the civil society organizations. 15 years after its adoption in and implementation in Macedonia, a need for changes has been established. The identified needs have been presented in details in the
Read more →Protests against corruption turned violent on 10 August in Bucharest as the Gendarmerie evicted the peaceful demonstrators with the use of force. 440 people, out of whom 24 gendarmes, received medical attention on site. 65 people, out of which 9 gendarmes, had to be taken to the hospital. The violence was unprecedented and indiscriminately used
Read more →Civil Society organizations in Serbia have launched an initiative requesting the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs to withdraw the existing Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Social Protection and to initiate new process of legislative changes, raising several concerns over human rights violation, undermining of interests of beneficiaries and inconsistencies
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