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The publication is a collection of findings on hate and propaganda models of media and communication in the Western Balkans and Turkey. It is a result of the research conducted in the scope of a regional EU funded project Resilience: Civil Society for Media Free of Hate and Disinformation, implemented by eight media development organizations
Read more →In its latest publication, Aspen Institute Germany provides a summary of the topics covered in the framework of Aspen Germany’s Regional Dialog Western Balkans 2020, focusing on the effects of the pandemic in the Western Balkans as well as the current challenges of the enlargement process. The publication incorporates the following topics, with recommendations included:
Read more →Based on an analysis of the COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker data, in its latest publication ECNL presents the trends they observed in Europe during 2020. It focuses on three essential points: Legislative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected civic freedoms; Measures implemented in practice and incidents that occurred under the pretext of battling COVID-19;
Read more →The Law on Preventing Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Turkey entered into force on 31 December 2020, after was approved by the Parliament without public debate. It predicts changes in 6 different laws, including the Law on Collection of Aid and Law on Associations, which will increase control over aid collection
Read more →After Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering in Serbia has compiled a list of CSOs, media, and individuals requesting the banks to inspect their transactions in the last year, activating the law’s mechanism to investigate their possible participation in “money laundering” or terrorist financing, ECNL provided assistance to CSO to confront AML/CFT limitations and
Read more →With a team of experts, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) assessed North Macedonia’s crisis management response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The first segment of the assessment overviews the strategic framework in which the crisis management response system operates and analyzes the existing institutional and legal environment governing crisis management. The second segment is focused on
Read more →As a follow up to the ECNL-ICNL briefer on the measures targeting civil society actors working on climate justice, ECNL presents a paper on how government restrictions deter activists and groups from participating in decision-making processes on climate and environmental issues meaningfully. Focusing on Slovenia and Ireland examples illustrates how governments, through legislative efforts, hinder
Read more →Robust civic space is essential for good governance, the rule of law, and overall civil society enabling environment, and citizens’ efforts to shape society. The outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis has additionally impacted the civil society space. The rise of nationalism, populism, and illiberalism negatively influenced civil liberties. The autocratic governments across the world have
Read more →Based on the discussions during the 100 Day Challenge for their members to strengthen their feedback and complaints mechanisms, Accountable Now has collected 12 crucial steps to creating a useful online feedback and complaints mechanism as the basic mechanism all organizations should have in place. The article provides a simple guide on some of Accountable
Read more →Accountable Now reflects on the workshop on dynamic accountability, held in September 2020, a part of a course “Living in a Camp,” which to master students on Inter-Cultural Conflict Management provided an insight into the workings of refugee camps. Academics and students are a crucial tenet within dynamic accountability. They are stakeholders engaged with the
Read more →Partners Albania for Change and Development presents the Albania Country Report, enclosed in the 2020 Legal Environment for Philanthropy in Europe. The report is part of a series of country reports created in the Legal Environment framework for Philanthropy in Europe, which provides insights into philanthropy’s legal and fiscal landscape. The last edition is a
Read more →The article suggests that NGOs need to improve their financial reserves and adopt new financial strategies to remain sustainable, considering the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and government funding cuts. It provides recommendations on how organizations are going to transition to new business models. Read more here. Source: bond
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