News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Following the protest series occurring all over Serbia in December 2021 and Civic Initiatives’ announcement of a fundraising campaign for covering the fines of the citizens charged with misdemeanors, solidarity among community members of the community has proven to be very solid. At this point, Civic Initiates has received enough funding to cover the charges
Read more →A panel discussion titled “Unleashing the potential for change through civic movements and initiatives – What can the latest developments in Serbia tell us” organized by European Fund for the Balkans took place last week in Belgrade. According to the BiEPAG`s brief about civic movements and initiatives in the region, presented on this occasion, local
Read more →New research published by the International Centre for Not-for-profit Law explores the challenges for the non-profit sector, which has also been recognized by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a key global standard setter on AML/CFT issues. The research aims to better understand the driving forces of de-risking. It documents practices in relation to how
Read more →With the raise of the authoritarian regimes and their influences, the smear campaign against CSOs is also marking a raise. Having that and mind, and being guided by the idea of giving a practical mechanism for handling such narratives, Liberties has published a guide for progressive CSOs facing smear campaigns. This guide is meant to
Read more →BCSDN member organization Partners Albania for change and developments has launched a new online tool for improving the good governance for CSOs. The portal standards4npo.al…
Read more →Led by the belief that values-based grantmaking as a moral imperative for fairer societies has become a pervasive topic in donor circles. Philea has launched a principles microsite established as a central place to house resources and opportunities related to Human Rights Grantmaking Principles. The principles are inspired by the same universal human rights values
Read more →A recent blog post published by the Glasspocket explores ways in which funders can deliver effective and equitable, standalone organizational health funding. As a cornerstone, the article notes the need to be value-based, to be perceptive of the needs of the constituents, and to actively practice trust and accountability. Read more here. Source: Glasspocket
Read more →A recent article published by the Guardian referring to an analysis that reveals widespread violations of international democratic freedoms in response to the pandemic, states five of 18 eastern European countries have registered major violations of international democratic freedoms since March 2020. The research conducted by the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute, notes the worst
Read more →Resolution on forced labor in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia has been adopted in the European Parliament with the support of 586 MEPs. The resolution expresses concerns over recent human rights organizations’ findings and reminds that there have been serious allegations against the Chinese company Linglong Tire in Zrenjanin, regarding the working
Read more →Skopje-based think-tank Eurothink has publicly promoted the findings of their annual EuroMeter Survey. EuroMeter is a survey that for many years examines the opinion of citizens on issues related to European integration and citizens’ trust in state institutions. This year’s findings show a 2 percent increase in citizens who believe the EU membership is a
Read more →A group of think-tank researchers has published an opinion piece on the Kosovar visa liberalization issue. The article states that in order for Kosovo to move forward the government(s) need to address the concerns raised by the member states, by implementing concrete actions. The group of authors’ sublimated policy recommendation would be for Kosovo to
Read more →Regional cooperation has been the cornerstone of our work, the reason for our existence – and this year, we are celebrating 20 years of eventful and successful collaboration! In the past two decades, as the landscape in which CSOs are acting has changed significantly, many obstacles have been overcome through joint actions and mutual support
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