News and updates from BCSDN and the region
After the Brussels consultation held 25th-26th April with representatives of CSO, Governments and European networks, the DG Enlargement has now launched a broader consultation on these Guidelines. The Guidelines are being made available through the TACSO and EUDs’ website and both TACSO and EUDs are expected to organized country consultations on theGuidelines. The deadline for
Read more →A multi-beneficiary consultative event under the title “Multi-Stakeholders consultation on EU support to civil society in enlargement countries” was held on the 25 and 26…
Read more →A multi-beneficiary consultative event under the title “Multi-Stakeholders consultation on EU support to civil society in enlargement countries” was held on the 25 and 26 of April in Brussels. The main objective of the consultation meeting was to improve the elaboration of annex A of the DG Enlargement Guidelines for EU support to civil society
Read more →IPA I (2007-2013) regulation will expire on 31st December, 2013 and IPA II (2014-2020) regulation is in the final preparation phase. BCSDN has prepared a…
Read more →The Conference organized in Zagreb on the 27 March served as a final event for the Europe for Citizens project lead by Cenzura Plus and…
Read more →The Conference organized in Zagreb on the 27 March served as a final event for the Europe for Citizens project lead by Cenzura Plus and focused on the current situation of Croatia, which is to become a part of the EU in less than 4 months, and taking into account that Croatian civil society is
Read more →On 14th December, the IPA CSF/TACSO Programming Committee was convoked by the DG Enlargement with the aim to inform European networks and seek their comments on the up-coming plans with regards to IPA CSF activities. On the occasion of the meeting, which was attended by around 10 representatives of European networks, organizations were informed that
Read more →As a key regional actor in civil society development, BCSDN with its members has been involved in the two phases of technical assistance to CSOs offered in the framework of TACSO project, primarily as a member of the EU Programming Committee or via its members as LAG members or host of TACSO local offices. With
Read more →For the 4th consecutive year, BCSDN prepared background analysis on how civil society development (CSDev) in treated and what progress (or lack thereof) has been noted form the past year in Enlargement countries. The Analysis notes that overall, the Commission has maintained its focus on the issues pertinent to involvement of civil society in policy
Read more →On 17th October, Tanja Hafner Ademi, Executive Director and Venera Hajrullahu, the Chair of the Board held several meetings in DG Enlargement. In the context of EC Enlargement Strategy and Progress Reports 2012-2013 and start of planning of civil society support under IPA II 2014-2020, the aim of the meetings was to present BCSDN vision
Read more →On October 1st, Publish What You Fund, the global campaign for aid transparency advocating for a significant increase in the availability and accessibility of comprehensive,…
Read more →On 22nd November, BCSDN in cooperation with the German Marshall Fund (GMF) office in Brussels organized a policy workshop “Civil Society Lost in Translation? Donor Strategies and Practices in Support of Civil Society Development in the Balkans”. Mr. Michael Leigh, Senior Advisor, GMF Brussels & former Director General, DG Enlargement, European Commission open the workshop by
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