News and updates from BCSDN and the region
In February 2022, the European Parliament adopted a legislative initiative resolution (2020/2026(INL), with recommendations to the Commission to harmonise the status of non-profits throughout the…
Read more →Following the publication of the annual European Commission Enlargement Package 2022, BCSDN is issuing the 13th background analysis assessing the progress made in the area…
Read more →For years, BCSDN has been following the EU’s approach in supporting civil society in the Enlargement countries and advocating for civil society to be recognized…
Read more →In relation to the consultations on the first regional call of the IPA Civil Society Facility (CSF) and Media Programme 2021-2023, published on 4 January…
Read more →The 2021 EU-Western Balkans Summit organized by Friends of Europe took place on the 7th of December. The Summit aimed to engage with the overlapping…
Read more →For the 12th consecutive time, BCSDN has prepared an analysis of the annual European Commission Enlargement Package, assessing the progress made in the area of…
Read more →Closely following the development of the IPA III Civil Society Facility 2021-2023 Multi-Beneficiary (Regional), BCSDN in consultation with several CSOs and networks from the region…
Read more →The 8th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum, organized by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), took place on 30 September and 1 October 2021…
Read more →Contribution from BCSDN has been integrated into the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Policy Instrument on Enabling Civil Society which was adopted by the DAC on 6…
Read more →On 14 June 2021, BCSDN Executive Director Ms. Biljana Spasovska participated in the “Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans: Old tools for…
Read more →BCSDN has published its latest opinion on the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III), discussing how the EU can support civil society more effectively. In…
Read more →On 3 March 2021, BCSDN Executive Director Biljana Spasovska participated in the EESC Section for External Relations meeting “Western Balkans, in the contest of the…
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