News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Target group: Young people interested in Social Economy Countries: North Macedonia Short description: The WB SEA Lab will embody the unique roadmap towards establishing a network of change-makers in the social economy field, that would contribute to the supporting environment for the young social entrepreneurs and social innovators. The participants of the program would become
Read more →Target group: CSO representatives, researchers, and other parties interested in WB thematic and security Countries: International Short description: How will this crisis affect the overall developments in the Western Balkans? Are European prospects strengthened or forgotten? Discussants will engage in these questions while evaluating the five scenarios for the future of the Western Balkans. Link
Read more →Target group: CSO representatives, Activists Countries: International Short description: Discussion with outstanding civic initiatives in Europe about the support they need from national authorities and European Institutions in the current context. The event will also be the official lounging of the Activizenship #6 – Civic Space Watch report 2021. The report looks at six case
Read more →Target group: Reporters, Journalists Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia Short description: The produced output by the selected fellows shall take the form of features, analysis, and investigations, presented in-depth for a global audience, with emphasis on strong storytelling and rigorous, on-the-ground reporting
Read more →Target group: Individuals and organizations interested in developing green business ideas Countries: Albania Short description: The aim of the Green Business Competition is to support business initiatives that promote social inclusion, through integration and employment, and local economic development through environmentally friendly ideas. Link to more information (Partners Albania)
Read more →Target group: Citizens, organised civil society and European institutions Countries: International/Europe Short Countries: International/Europe Description: Under the overarching topic of The EU as a driver of shared prosperity – civil society for an economy that works for people and the planet, participants will explore how to make Europe more resilient and how to boost the
Read more →Target group: CSOs and CSOs consortiums; legal entities registered in Montenegro and/or EU member states Aim: The global objective of this call for proposals is to strengthen the role of civil society in promoting transparent and participatory governance, democratic reforms and human rights and in supporting the economic and social development of the Montenegro in
Read more →With two years of living in a pandemic behind us, it is still important to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on civil society in our region, as means for identifying both the challenges and lessons learnt. With the support of the Balkan Trust of Democracy, and the efforts of our members, BCSDN continued to collect
Read more →Following the latest event in Ukraine and the the unenviable situation in which the Ukrainians were brought to the end of last week, CSOs, CSOs associations and other formations of civic assembly, various stakeholders acting in the civic space have taken a stand regarding the developments. The VB Platform and the members, many of which are
Read more →This Thursday (3 March) BCSDN is organizing an event aimed to re-think our approaches for further and more effective empowerment of civil society. By sharing experiences of successful CSO-private sector partnerships, the aim of this regional workshop is to serve as inspiration to other CSOs for initiating such partnerships that go beyond mobilization of resources
Read more →A recently published policy document, authored by a group of experts in the field of EU Integrations and Accession process, takes a deep dive into the long-term effects and short-term occurrences caused by the so-called New Methodology of EU Accession Negotiations. The document individually examines the current conditions and negotiations effects in each of the
Read more →The regional Forum has been conducted within the framework of the project “Fostering regional cooperation and policy responses in time of crisis” implemented by five BCSDN member organizations: Albania for Change and Development, Macedonian Center for International Cooperation, Center for Civic Initiatives, Centre for Development of Non-Governmental Organisations, Civic Initiatives, and Kosovar Civil Society Foundation.
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