News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Target group: CSOs from the Balkans region, but also from Europe Countries: Balkans-Europe Short description. BCSDN is announcing a call for applications for the Mobility Fund for CSOs from the Balkans Region to support the mobility and exchange of CSOs within the Balkans. The aim of the fund is to promote collaboration, networking, and knowledge sharing
Read more →Target group: CSOs, activists, and informal groups interested in learning and sharing knowledge on accountability Countries: Balkans Short description: BCSDN invites CSOs, networks, and activists across the Balkans, to join the Regional Accountability Community of Practice (RACoP) and support our Pledge for joint action and discussions in a safe space where we can commit to strengthening the accountability
Read more →Target group: CSOs from the Western Balkans and Turkey Countries: Western Balkans and Turkey Short description: On behalf of the European Commission, DG NEAR, EU TACSO 3 is carrying out consultations to receive CSOs inputs for the upcoming IPA Civil Society Facility and Media Programme 2021-2023 Regional Call for Proposals 2023-2024. The consultation will enable the European Commission
Read more →Target group: Young changemaker aged 18-30 from the Western Balkans Countries: Western Balkans Short description: The Youth Forum it is a platform that empowers young minds like yours to actively participate in shaping the future of the Western Balkans region through meaningful engagement in the EU integration process. By bridging the gap between young people and decision
Read more →Target group: Media editors/ journalists from Western Balkans Countries: Western Balkans Short description: The One-Month Regional Exchange Programme is a capacity-building opportunity for media, editors, and journalists from the Western Balkans. The aim is to facilitate a quality news and investigative production environment, by enabling both parties to engage in knowledge exchange, comprehensive mentoring, and cross-border approaches. Link
Read more →BCSDN is glad to announce its newly re-elected Board members, made up of esteemed member representatives: Aida Daguda, Director, CPCD, Klotilda Kosta, Director of Programs, Partners Albania, Rana Kotan, Secretary General, TUSEV, Taulant Hoxha, Executive Director, KCSF, Tina Divljak, Head of Advocacy, CNVOS. Along with, Maja Stojanovic, Director of Civic Initiatives, and Snezhana Kamilovska Trpovska,
Read more →We are thrilled to announce the continuation of BCSDN’s partnership with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through a newly granted 4-year project. In the forthcoming period, the Hub will enhance the cooperation and resilience of CSOs in the Western Balkans with the aim to facilitate CSO and multi-stakeholder collaboration and contribute to promoting
Read more →Daphne Foundation produced a new report for CASE showing the urgent need for strong anti-SLAPP legislation across Europe, including Daphne’s Law, the directive proposed by the European Commission which the Council of the EU is threatening to undermine. The 2023 report provides the most recent overview of the data collected for CASE on a rolling
Read more →Despite ongoing efforts by civil society, activists, and academia, the anti-defamation law was passed in Republika Srpska on 20 July, sparking international criticism. This is not the sole threat to Bosnia and Herzegovina democratic freedoms. Republika Srpska’s proposed “foreign agents” law, utilized to stifle critical voices is another risk. Criminalizing defamation and introducing the “foreign
Read more →European Policy Centre has published the PAR monitor for 2021/2022 highlighting that strong and resilient institutions matter, along with sound and inclusive policies and processes, skilled administrative capacities, and technological enablers that are crucial to delivering better lives and livelihoods. The PAR Monitor 2021/2022 is the result of monitoring work performed during 2022 by the
Read more →On 15 August, a large-scale graffiti featuring Sofija Todorovic’s full name, Programme Director of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR), materialized on the facade of a building in the small Borca neighborhood of Belgrade in which she lives. The graffiti displays her name and surname alongside derogatory and sexist language in an alarming attempt
Read more →With regard to the total revenues of CSOs in North Macedonia, state funding, i.e. central budget money, is 4%. In comparison to the preceding year, the proportion of central state funding remains unchanged. Amidst the stagnation in the reform process for state funding allocated to CSOs and the persistent boycott of the Council for Cooperation
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