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BCSDN Monitoring Matrix for CSDev Reflected in the DG Enlargement Guidelines for EU Support to Civil Society in Enlargement Countries

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

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Presentation of the Monitoring Matrix and Kick-off Event held in Belgrade

On the 10th of April, 2013 BCSDN and Civic Initiatives held the kick-off event for the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development in Belgrade, Serbia. The Matrix forms part of the BCSDN led project: “Balkan Civil Society Acquis: Strengthening the potential and capacity of civil society organizations for advocacy and lobbying”. At

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Monitoring Matrix Round Table Discussion held in Prishtina in the Newly Launched KCSF Center

On the 11 March, KCSF officially launched the new resource center for civil society development in Prishtina together with the presentation of the monitoring Matrix on enabling environment for CSDev and the BCSDN Mid-term strategy activities supported under the IPA Balkan Civil Society Acquis project. The Norwegian Embassy in Kosovo supported the establishment and running

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Monitoring Matrix for Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development – The Tool Kit Ready for Use!

BCSDN members and partners have tested or participated for years in several monitoring methodologies developed to follow the enabling environment for civil society development (CSDev) or its parts. In most cases, these were funding and human intensive, partial (dealt with only one or several sub-areas) and general in their coverage of monitoring of the enabling

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First Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development Country Report Presented in Albania

On the 28th of February, 2014 Partners Albania organized a round table to present its first Country Report aimed at monitoring the enabling environment for civil society in Albania. The Report, prepared within the framework of the BCSDN Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development, presents the findings of the forgoing monitoring of

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