News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Organizations gathered around the “Three Freedoms” Platform have expressed their concerns over the criminal prosecution of Youth Student Action`s activists and the “double standards” in the reaction of the authorities, while also noting that their protest is a direct consequence of deafening the institutions to the problems of citizens and preventing them from influencing decisions
Read more →Liberties have published its third report on the state of rule of law in the European Union. Comprised of an overview of trends and 17 individual country reports written by Liberties’ member and partner organizations, this comprehensive report vets how well member states are faring at protecting democracy, justice, and the rule of law. One
Read more →Supported through the USAID Civic Engagement Project, the first handbook on prevention of exposure of money laundering and financing terrorism was prepared by Konekt in cooperation with the European Centre for Not for profit Law and the RSM Financial Intelligence Unit. The handbook identifies potential risks for non-profits, which is the first step towards taking
Read more →Recently published article reviews and calls attention to the work underlying significant improvements in the conceptualization, measurement, and analysis of the third sector on a comparative basis worldwide that have been made over the past three decades. The article provides an update on the current status of each measurement instrument, their institutionalization in the world’s
Read more →On Monday 7 March, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) concluded negotiations on the Guarantee Agreement. The Guarantee Agreement covers the European Union budget guarantee of EUR 19.65 billion to support investment projects across Europe. The European Commission and the EIB also signed the InvestEU Advisory Hub agreement
Read more →Target groups: Informal or registered organizations from the Western Balkans Aim: Providing rapid funding (in the form of expert support or direct funding for regional actions) for CSOs’ immediate needs or innovation whenever they need to address some challenging situation and protect civic space. Amount: max. EUR 10 000 (total funding available EUR 340 000).
Read more →Target group: CSOs established in an EU Member State or third country associated with the Erasmus + Programme Aim: To widen access to the program to small-scale actors and individuals who are hard to reach in the fields of school education, adult education, vocational education and training, youth, and sport. With lower grant amounts awarded
Read more →Target group: CSO representatives; Researches associated with CSOs and think-tank organizations, think-tanks Aim: To support civil society actors in the Balkans to explore the potential for the private sector to play a greater role in strengthening and promoting civic space, explore the extent to which private sector actors are accountable to the people and respect
Read more →Target group: Researchers, CSOs, CSOs representatives Aim: In the framework of the ‘Citizen Engagement Activity’ program, the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) invites experts, a team of experts, NGOs, or companies to submit their proposal for the development of “Inception study on volunteering ecosystem and opportunities in Kosovo”. Amount: N/A Duration: N/A Link to the
Read more →Target group: CSOs registered and recognized as charitable organizations under the law and working in farming communities Aim: to combine various sustainable methods to tackle the specific climate change-related challenges of today’s farming communities. AGCO will be accepting grant applications ONLY on climate action in the context of agriculture. Amount: USD 20 000 up to
Read more →Target group: CSOs established and operating in the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions; the Overseas Countries and Territories linked to the Member States; non-EU countries Aim: Full gender equality in the distribution and concentration of power in all political, social, cultural, and economic spheres is far from being realized: in
Read more →Target group: CSOs and media registered and operating in Montenegro Aim: Support for the practice of high-quality, professional journalism through projects designed to support independent and fact-based journalism, as well as through initiatives involving practicing journalists and students aspiring to a career in media; Support for media literacy and critical thinking through projects designed to
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