News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Black Sea CONNECT project is looking for passionate, engaged and creative Young Ambassadors that would like to have an essential role in advocating for the Blue Growth in the Black Sea and promote the goals of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). The engagement of the Young Ambassadors will enhance the visibility and
Read more →BCSDN presents the latest overview, a first part of a series dedicated to the CSOs’ efforts in relation to the ongoing corona-crisis, as well as the influence this crisis has on their work. It aims to showcase the state of emergency situation and responses in the WBT countries, as well as in Slovenia, Romania and
Read more →BCSDN’s 12th Annual Council Meeting took place on 28 April, 2020 which considering the ongoing circumstances caused by global Covid 19 Pandemic, the meeting was held on the Zoom platform. Representatives of 12 member organizations joined together to overview the activities of the network in the past year. They discussed and approved Annual Narrative, and
Read more →Due to the positive response and high interest for the content of the first volume of our specialized newsletter dedicated on the CSOs’ responses during Corona crises among our supporters and the audience in the region, BCSDN continued with its collection of regional and international stories on how this situation affects the civil society sector,
Read more →As a part of Together for Active Civil Society (ACT) project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Helvetas, Swiss Intercooperation and Civic Initiatives published a report which is based on a survey which presents the situation of the CSOs in Serbia in 2019. The survey aligns with the EU Guidelines for Support
Read more →In its annual activity report for 2019 The CoE Commissioner for Human Rights provides an overall picture of the main problems, challenges and opportunities that European countries are facing in the field of human rights. As in previous years, there have been growing challenges to human rights standards and principles all over the continent. Five
Read more →CSOs and the Council for Cooperation with and Development of the Civil Sector in North Macedonia call on the Government to reconsider and change its decision to drastically reduce financial support for CSOs. They refer that this decision, by which financial support, depending on the institution, is completely abolished or severely reduced, and is taken
Read more →In a press release CPCD’s states that by excluding CSOs from the economic mitigation measures defined in the draft law, the FBiH Government is endangering the development of civil society in the country. It is explained that the proposed Law on Mitigation of Economic Consequences excludes CSOs as the third pillar of democratic society. FBiH
Read more →IDM prepared a brochure in the framework of the project: “Civic Monitoring of transparency and accountability at local self-government level”. The primary aim of the project is to improve transparency and accountability at self-government level. The project aims to strengthen grassroots CSOs’ role and capacities in monitoring the implementation of the Law 119/2014 “On the
Read more →The Expert Council on NGO Law of the Conference of INGOs of the CoE published an opinion that examines the compatibility with European standards of recently enacted amendments to the Law on Associations of the Republic of Turkey. The effect of these amendments is to require an association to notify the local administrative authority of
Read more →The “Dynamic Accountability Community of Practice” launched a conversation regarding accountability in the civil society sector during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The online event organized by Resilient Roots, Accountable Now, Civicus and Keystone was a great opportunity for CSOs’ members and organizations from across the world to participate in the open discussion and to share
Read more →Due to the circumstances caused by the ongoing worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, the need for philanthropic support and solidarity is bigger than ever. As the philanthropic sector and the use of digital technologies have grown, so have opportunities for CSOs to adopt new fundraising practices. ECNL initiated formulating the Fundraising Principles to provide a global
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