News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) is looking for a vibrant and creative individual to join our team in the Executive Office based in Skopje, North Macedonia, in the capacity of a Communications Officer. The applicant should have a strong interest and knowledge of civil society development in the Balkans. If you have a
Read more →BCSDN gladly presents the 2020 Civil Society Sustainability Index (CSOSI) for North Macedonia. The report is a part of the latest edition of the CSOSI report for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, prepared by USAID and FHI 360, that will be published in the upcoming period. The report examines seven dimensions of sustainability: legal
Read more →From 28th June- 2nd July, the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) held the 2021 All Secretariats’ Meeting. The virtual event gathered the secretariats of CPDE’s constituencies, including six regions, sectors, and task forces to reflect the past achievements, current status, and ongoing activities. The event also aimed to provide updates on crucial development cooperation and development effectiveness
Read more →The high-level political forum meeting on sustainable development (HLPF) 2021 was held from 6th- 15th July, with the support of the Economic and Social Council. Under the theme “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development: building an inclusive and effective path for the
Read more →The European Commission has published the second EU-wide report on the Rule of Law with a Communication analysis in the EU and the country chapters of the Member States. Besides the positive developments amid COVID-19, the report reflects the challenges on judiciary independence and the situation in the media. It identifies civil society as a
Read more →Partners Albania for Change and Development, the National Resource Centre for the Development of Civil Society in Albania, and BCSDN are pleased to present the eighth edition of the Monitoring Matrix Report on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development in Albania. The report covers important issues that marked the civil society development during last year, including:
Read more →The analysis identifies problems in the legislation that negatively affect media freedom and journalists’ safety in BiH. It strives to recognize constructive initiatives to amend relevant laws and positive practices to improve the legislative framework in media. It focuses on the laws at the state level and lower levels to reveal the present differences. In
Read more →BCSDN member Partners Albania prepared a comparative analysis of the legal and regulatory framework on counter-terrorist financing and anti-money laundering affecting non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Albania with the standards of FATF Recommendation 8 and its Interpretive Note. The legal and institutional assessment is established on the existing legislation related to AML and CFT, and NPOs.
Read more →In response to the Ministry of Justice’s unsatisfactory answer to the CSOs’ appeal to withdraw the proposed Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Civil Procedure, the Serbian CSOs, among which BCSDN member Civic Initiatives have once again sent a letter to the Ministry, highlighting the numerous gaps, requesting for the restart of the
Read more →The report prepared by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BiRN) provides findings on governmental transparency and accountability in the Western Balkans. It lists institutions from the region from best to worst practices to grant access to freedom of information, focusing on response to journalists’ requests. It presents that faced with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the
Read more →Guided by ECNL, more than 55 organizations from South-East Europe requested the FATF regional body Moneyval to establish formal access and engagement mechanism with the non-profit sector. The initiative commenced after two regional meetings among ECNL and the civil society from the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe. In the letter, CSOs demand a more formalized and
Read more →BCSDN member the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) has published a Guideline to Digital Transformation of CSOs in Kosovo. The document aims to increase CSOs’ innovation and transparency, provide information on creating internal communication channels, cooperation, coordination, and knowledge management, helps bring the target audience closer to the organization and reach new audiences by better
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