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CfA: Globsec Programme: Supporting Democratization and Reconciliation Process in the Western Balkans (Deadline: 15 January 2021)

The Globsec programme intends to support the Western Balkans’ democratisation and reconciliation process by engaging young professionals and journalists from the region. The programme will hold activities to train young leaders in democracy promotion, media literacy, negotiation, and policy-making. The aim is to establish a network of young Western Balkan ambassadors who will continue to

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CfA: Matra Rule of Law Training Programme (Deadline: 24 January 2021)

The Matra Rule of Law Training Programme intends to strengthen institutional capacity in the rule of law within government organizations in Albania, Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Seven training programmes are organized per year, each offering the participants best practices of the rule of law topics. Through interactive

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CfA: Youth Action Lab (Deadline: 1 February 2021)

Youth activists based in the global south are invited to apply on the Youth Action Lab, a one-year co-creation lab for grassroots that works to support youth movements to become more resilient and sustainable in their efforts of a more equitable world. The Lab is an innovative, safe, active, inclusive, collective, representative, and connected space,

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CfA: Open Call for Research Papers “Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainability of CSOs in the Western Balkan region” (Deadline: 7 February 2021)

Supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, through the Embassy of Japan in Tirana, the Western Balkans Fund welcomes independent researchers, Think Tanks, academia, civil society networks, and advocacy platforms from Western Balkans the Call for research papers. The Call aims to comprehend better the impact of COVID-19 on the activities and functioning

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CfA: Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge into Future, 10-18 May 2021 (Deadline 22 February 2021)

Young professionals from the Western Balkans are welcomed to apply on the youth exchange “Western Balkans meet Japan: A Bridge into the Future”, implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO). The youth exchange, organized under the MIRAI Program, aims to increase participants’ understanding of Japan and

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CfA: Institute for a Greater Europe Call for Contributions for its Journal (Deadline: 6 March 2021)

The Journal is the annual publication of the Institute for a Greater Europe, a youth-led independent think tank promoting challenging new ideas, reaching across cultural divides, and bringing together young academics worldwide. It tackles European politics by discussing diverse topics. The Institute for a Greater Europe (IGE) offers young professionals the opportunity to contribute to

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CfA: Call for Papers – Western Balkans Youth Conference (Deadline: 22 March 2021)

Western Balkans Youth Conference aims to create a platform for the youth, students, and recent graduates in arts, humanities, social sciences, and technical sciences to promote the EU values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, and rule law, and human rights. The presenters are encouraged to explore the interdisciplinary subject to evaluate the Western Balkans’

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CfA: Support to the Monitoring Exercise for 2020 under the EU Guidelines for Support to Civil Society in Enlargement Region (Deadline Extended: 5 January 2021)

EU TACSO 3 project is looking for a research team to support its annual monitoring exercise of the EU Guidelines for Support to Civil Society in Enlargement Region, 2014-2020. The annual report will be subject to in-country consultations and validation, to which the research team would be expected to participate. The annual monitoring has two

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Euclid Network Manifesto Launch

Euclid Network celebrates the diversity of cultural and historical traditions on social enterprises across Europe. It federates organisations that support social enterprises across 21 countries, representing all stakeholders involved in the European social enterprise ecosystem. Euclid Network (EN) shows its 2020 Manifesto underlying the crucial role of social enterprises in the post-COVID-19 economy. The manifesto

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CfA: EU TACSO 3 Open Call to CSOs: Consultation on the Preparation of the Guidelines for EU Support to Civil Society in the Enlargement region, 2021-2027 (Deadline: 11 January 2021)

After the Western Balkans and Turkey Regional Civil Society Forum held in Skopje on 21-23 January 2020, EU TASCO 3 Project has started the preparation for the EU Civil Society Guidelines in the enlargement region for the period 2021-2027. The guidelines build on the current framework and focus on making more evident linkages with existing

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BCSDN Yearly Newsletter: We wish you Happy New Year and Happy Holidays

In our newsletter, we gladly present our accomplishments for 2020. It has been a year of unprecedented challenges, encouraging us to be more resilient and effective. We completed a full monitoring cycle and published comprehensive reports about the civil society operating environment in the Western Balkans and Turkey. With the Regional Civil Society Hub, we

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BCSDN Contribution in the Compilation on CSOs Role Amid COVID-19, prepared by Carnegie Europe

Contribution from BCSDN has been integrated into the global Compilation of Carnegie Europe: Coronavirus as a Catalyst for Global Civil Society, where in the joint article “Filling Democracy’s Gaps in the Western Balkans”, our current and former Executive Directors Biljana Spasovska and Ilina Neshikj, speak about the challenges and achievements of the CSOs in the

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