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Serbian CSOs and Media Demand Urgent Explanation on the FATF Findings from the Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering

Serbian CSOs and media are demanding a response from the Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing regarding the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) findings. The FATF found that the Directorate investigated 57 organizations, media and individuals without legal grounds, therefore acting contrary to recommendations and standards of this international body. In

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Can Civil Society Survive COVID-19?

Based on the findings covered in the ICNL’s COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker, the article suggests ways the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members could react to the governments’ responses to COVID-19 that seriously affected the civic space. OECD-DAC members could support efforts to counter the new restrictions on free speech and provide assistance to independent

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WHAT IS A ‘GOOD PRACTICE’? A Framework to Analyze the Quality of Stakeholder Engagement in Implementation and Follow-up of the 2030 Agenda Published

The publication reflects on the stakeholders’ ‘accountability role’, which is a part of Agenda 2030, supported by SDG 16, which promotes effective, accountable, and transparent institutions. The publication offers governments, stakeholders, and development partners a tool to examine the quality of stakeholder engagement practices at different stages of the 2030 Agenda cycle against key principles.

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Philanthropy and Democracy Podcast

The podcast discusses the complicated relationship between philanthropy and democracy. It unpacks some issues whether philanthropy undermines or strengthens democracy. It provides answers to questions, such as: Does philanthropy automatically introduce a “plutocratic bias” into public discourse and policy?; Is lack of transparency a particular issue? Does the ability of individuals at any level of wealth to associate

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Shifting Funding Practices During Covid-19

The article explores the shifts with which the funders are facing during COVID-19. It suggests that many funders proactively re-engaged with their grantees to express support and offer flexibility on reporting requirements and funding restrictions. Moreover, many of them increased their giving to meet the increased need in the society and moved fast to reassure

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CfP: 3rd Call for Proposals, Cross-border Programme Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro (IPA II) (Deadline: 9 February 2021)

Applicants are invited to apply for grants under the 3rd call for proposals for the 2014-2020 cross-border cooperation programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro. The programme is implemented under the framework of the Instrument of pre-accession assistance (IPA II). It results from joint planning efforts made by the governments and other stakeholders of the

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CfP: Balkan CSOs Response to COVID-19 II (Deadline: 20 April 2021)

The Balkan Trust for Democracy is launching a second call for proposals responding to the civil society’s needs and challenges in the Balkans. The call aims to support CSOs working on strengthening the rule of law, freedom of expression, human rights protection, fight against domestic and gender-based violence, building stronger cooperation to reform processes weakened

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