News and updates from BCSDN and the region
MONITORING MATRIX REGIONAL REPORT 2026 How much do legal guarantees really mean when civil society continues to face restrictions, financial uncertainty and limited influence over…
Read more →Why do citizens continue to mobilise in Serbia, despite mounting pressureand months of uncertainty? In this op-ed, Alma Mustajbašić from BCSDN member organisation Civic Initiatives…
Read more →Photo: A drone view of demonstrators attending a student-led protest demanding snap parliamentary elections in Belgrade, Serbia on May 23 [Djordje Kojadinovic/Reuters] BELGRADE / SKOPJE…
Read more →In May 2026, BCSDN participated in two important gatherings in Brussels that brought together CSOs, policymakers, and democracy advocates from across Europe to discuss the…
Read more →The European Union is entering a new phase in shaping its democracy instruments and funding framework, including the EU Civil Society Strategy, the European Democracy…
Read more →Reflections from an online roundtable: BCSDN Conversations: The Consequences and Impact of the EU’s Democracy Instruments and Polices on the WBT Civic Space Amid heightened…
Read more →BCSDN is proud to announce the publication of its 2025 Research in Focus report, The Missing Lens: Rethinking the Enabling Environment for Gender Equality and…
Read more →On March 15, Belgrade became the stage of one of the largest civic mobilizations in Serbia in recent decades. Tens of thousands of citizens, led…
Read more →Joint letter We, representatives of European civil society from across the continent, express our deep concern over the rapid escalation of restrictions, attacks, and repression…
Read more →BCSDN condemns the adoption of the Law on the Special Registry and Transparency of the Work of Non-Profit Organizations in the National Assembly of Republika…
Read more →BCSDN strongly condemns the February 25 raids on our member Civic Initiatives, along with CRTA, Trag Foundation, the Center for Practical Politics, and National Youth…
Read more →Civic space in the Western Balkans and Türkiye is shrinking at an alarming rate. Governments across the region are introducing restrictive laws, curbing media freedom,…
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