News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Center for refugee law and migration at the Iustinianus Primus Law Faculty, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius-Skopje in collaboration with the UNHCR Mission in Skopje, and in partnership with the International Institute of Humanitarian Law – Sanremo, Italy, will be hosting a Summer School on Refugee Rights and Migration with a focus on the Challenges
Read more →The CEI and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) have opened the Call for applications 2020 of the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism. The Award is dedicated to honor the work implemented by investigative journalists and their contribution to investigative reporting despite the difficult conditions under which they operate. This
Read more →An online conference was organized by BCSDN and ECNL on 13 July 2020, its goal being to facilitate a discussion about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on public participation, also to explore how to promote participatory and multi-stakeholder approaches in the relief of the crisis. The conference aimed to explore the challenges for public participation
Read more →BCSDN invites CSOs form the Western Balkans to take part in the Regional Civil Society Development Hub activities. The Hub aims to support the effective, transparent, and accountable CSOs from the region in their continuous efforts to protect and promote civic space, by providing different funding opportunities and means of cooperation. The Hub will serve
Read more →The Sustainable Development Report 2020 presents the SDG Index and Dashboards for all UN member states, and frames the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) implementation in terms of six broad transformations. The first part reviewed the early responses and identified short-term priorities for action by governments and their partners worldwide, including the international community. It also
Read more →Protests started out in Serbia, after President’s announcement that new lockdown measures would be reintroduced amid increasing coronavirus cases. During two consecutive nights of protests, violent attacks were recognized against journalists which caused concerns among The European and International Federations of Journalists who condemned the attacks. In a statement, Human Rights House also condemned police
Read more →A group of MPs from the United Patriots Parliamentary Group submitted a Draft Law amending and supplementing the Non-profit Legal Entities Act in the Bulgarian Parliament. The Draft Law proposes an amendment to the Non-profit Legal Entities Act in two parts – the part regarding the functioning of the Civil Society Development Council, as well
Read more →The policy brief underscores outstanding issues that emerged during the COVID-19 crisis with possible long-term consequences on democracy’s functioning and the rule of law in the six countries of the Western Balkans. The paper addresses the impact of the crisis on democratic institutions’ operation, the judiciary, fundamental rights and freedoms, transparency, civil society, and the
Read more →Technology provides states the ability to engage in the mass surveillance of civic participation and activism. Unprecedented concentrations of power and wealth, corruption, and vested financial interests deepen inequality and prevent action from addressing global crises. As a result, the climate and ecological crisis may be irreversible by 2030. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated these
Read more →Due to the COVID-19 crisis, many countries in the world have imposed restrictive measures in order to contain the spread of the disease. In the new reality, Dynamic Accountability is taking a different shape. In general, Dynamic Accountability is already an ongoing process that requires organization-wide effort, broadly defined as “a systemic approach grounded in
Read more →HORIZON 2020 will be called HORIZON EUROPE as of 2021. The EU Programme has been one of the most successful. As a result, Horizon Europe budget in the 2021-2027 framework will be increased for almost 30% into 100 billion EUR. This budget is allocated into 97.6 billion EUR and 2.4bn EUR for the Euratom Research
Read more →The European Policy Centre (EPC), together with DAFNE and EFC organized an online policy debate on how European policymakers and philanthropy can strengthen collaboration to support the transition of the collaboration among the aforementioned. Topics ranged from philanthropy’s responses during the emergency phase to how to overcome the challenges philanthropy is facing and a call
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