News and updates from BCSDN and the region
On 24 October, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held the Enlargement High-Level Forum in Brussels, focusing on the EU’s enlargement strategy and the…
Read more →In a time when “accountability” and “transparency” are increasingly twisted into tools of restriction, civil society organizations (CSOs) now face a damaging label: “foreign agents”…
Read more →The Enlargement Candidate Members’ Initiative (ECMI) is a pilot project launched by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in February 2024 to involve civil…
Read more →Today, 16 October, marks seven years since the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who had faced numerous SLAPPs before her death. Her case…
Read more →Together with our member, the Center for Civil Society Promotion (CPCD), we present the 2023 annual report on the civil society environment in Bosnia and…
Read more →Following the initiative by our Serbian member, Civic Initiatives, Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) has facilitated high-level advocacy meetings in Brussels from October 1-3 to…
Read more →The 2024 Civil Society and Think Tank Forum, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Process, was held in Berlin from October 9-11. Organized by…
Read more →From September 16th to 18th, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) organized an Expert Workshop on Civic Space Monitoring and Protection in Vienna.…
Read more →In solidarity with Serbian civil society, BCSDN stands firmly with those facing increasing pressure to defend democratic values and fundamental rights. We support their right…
Read more →On July 24, the European Commission released its annual Rule of Law report, now including Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia for the first time.…
Read more →The European Commission has published its annual Rule of Law report, for the first time extending its findings beyond EU member states, including Albania, Montenegro,…
Read more →[BCSDN press release] Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs) have surged in the Western Balkans, with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and North Macedonia among the…
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