News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility has launched a call for its 2020 Fellowship Programme. Young civil society activists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova or Ukraine with new ideas for improving local communities will have a unique opportunity to take part in trainings and other capacity building activities, as well as implement individual projects
Read more →Pursuant to the Decision establishing the Council for Civil Society Development, in accordance with the procedure implemented in accordance with Articles 23 and 24 of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, the Government of Croatia appoints members and alternate members of the Council from associations and other CSOs in areas such as: democratization, the rule of
Read more →Based on the framework of the Monitoring Matrix for Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development, BCSDN published a Regional Report on the trends in the enabling environment for civil society development in enlargement countries. With updates from the BCSDN members, the report aims to fill the information gap regarding the developments in the civil society
Read more →USAID, FHI 360 and ICNL have published the 2018 edition of the Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The twenty-second edition of the CSO Sustainability Index covers developments in what regards civic space throughout the year 2018 in 24 countries in the region. BCSDN has implemented the Index
Read more →Ahead of Croatia’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, GONG issued recommendations for effective advocacy for the priorities identified by CSOs from Croatia gathered in the informal Network Forum 2020. The EU Council Presidency opens up several opportunities to enhance the dialogue between the Croatian public administration and CSOs on European public policies.
Read more →Due to the fact that the EESC considers it essential to monitor the development of fundamental rights and the rule of law in Europe in a comprehensive way, the FRRL Group decided from the very outset to visit all the EU Member States. Five country visits took place in Romania, Poland, Hungary, Austria and France.
Read more →Attacks against journalists and media workers, and impunity for these violations and abuses, are one of the greatest challenges to freedom of expression worldwide. Such attacks are deliberate attempts to obstruct the free flow of information within our societies. A prevailing culture of impunity for threats to the safety of journalists fuels their repetition. A
Read more →Despite deep concerns about the future of democracy, people in Central and Eastern Europe retain a strong attachment to civil society and faith in the freedoms achieved with the collapse of Communism, according to States of Change: Attitudes in Central and Eastern Europe 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall, a report from
Read more →Countries in Central and Eastern Europe that made significant gains in building their new democracies following the Cold War are now experiencing a crisis of illiberalism that is weakening the rule of law, the separation of powers, and the integrity of elections, according to a new Brookings analysis. In recent years, the overall environment for
Read more →Public service media in SEE is an important part of the media landscape. Their existence is enshrined in the law of all countries and their mandate is to serve the whole society by informing, educating, consulting and entertaining. However, public service media have repeatedly been criticized of being the mouthpiece of the government. Thus, this
Read more →BCSDN through the program “Sustainable Civil Society – State Financing of CSOs” announces a public call for grants for CSO networks. The program is implemented by MCIC in partnership with BCSDN and CNVOS from Slovenia during the period 2018-2021. The program is funded by the EU. The objective of the call is to enable the
Read more →With more than 100 participants from around the globe representing a range of international civil society organisations, community-level bodies, innovators, academics and activists, Global Perspectives 2019 in Addis Ababa was a place of inspiration, exchange and learning. The theme of this year’s Global Perspectives was “Let’s make lemonade”, based on the saying if life gives
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