News and updates from BCSDN and the region
In 2020, the King Baudouin Foundation will once again be organising the “Spring of Philanthropy” event to promote philanthropy in our society. The “Spring of Philanthropy” will explore and deepen particular philanthropic topics and offer a forum for innovative ideas and new practices that can inspire philanthropists in the way they are committed and tackle
Read more →The Open Society Foundation is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organization that develops and supports projects and activities aimed at developing a democratic culture, openness, respect for diversity, full respect for the human rights of all and promoting the principles of the rule of law, good governance and accountability and citizen participation in public to
Read more →The USAID Economic Development, Governance and Enterprise Growth Project (EDGE) implemented by International Development Group LLC (IDG), is a 3 to 5 year regional activity in Europe and Eurasia that aims to create inclusive, sustainable economic growth and to support intra-regional and Euro-Atlantic integration. EDGE aims to generate synergies among the USAID projects working in
Read more →The programme contributes to the goals and objectives of the BiH Gender Action Plan (2018-2022), particularly Strategic goal I and the priority area “Prevention and combating gender-based violence, domestic violence and trafficking.” The Programme is in alignment with European policies on gender equality and women’s rights and the EU enlargement strategy. The programme also builds
Read more →The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Consulate General in Istanbul invite Turkish civil society, non-profit educational institutions, semi-governmental organizations and municipalities to submit proposals for Matra Social Transformation Programme Fund. Matra works with country specific priority areas. Priority areas for Turkey are identified within the overall framework of rule of law:
Read more →In light of the most recent developments around the EU enlargement policy and ahead of the start of the planning of the new IPA 2021-2027, at BCSDN and NALAS, as regional networks representing CSOs and Local Authorities (LAs) in the Western Balkans, we believe this is a pivotal moment for discussing ways for improving the
Read more →At a time when citizens are demanding broader involvement in shaping European policies, the pan-European conference is intended to be a bottom-up public forum to connect European citizens, CSOs and European institutions for a debate about the future shape of the EU. Against this backdrop, the 2020 Civil Society Days will focus on the crucial
Read more →The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington DC, USA, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy are seeking candidates to participate in the course on science diplomacy. The course will expose participants to key contemporary international policy issues relating to science, technology, environment and health, while providing an overview of
Read more →The SI Summer Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) is a training program developed to build awareness, capacity and resilience in the practice of governance. The program welcomes participants from the Western Balkans. The aim of this module within the program SI Summer Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) is to develop skills and address challenges around
Read more →The Zagreb Just EUrope– Human Rights and Rule of Law conference aims to provide insights for creating better policies and mechanisms for protection of fundamental European values within the member states, part of which is implementing the European Rule of Law mechanism which will link the availability of EU funds with the state of rule
Read more →The highlights of the document include clustering the negotiating chapters in thematic areas, the possibility for rewarding the reforms with more funding and phasing-in of candidates to individual policies, but also sanctioning lack of progress by putting the negotiations on hold in certain areas, or in the most serious cases, their overall suspension. The Commission
Read more →Seven of the leading Serbian think tanks and CSOs have joined the discussion on how to best reform the EU enlargement process in anticipation of the European Commission’s proposal this week by publishing their own set of recommendations to EU institutions in a document titled: “Integrating the Western Balkans: Completing Future Europe”. The organizations have
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