BCSDN to Co-organize CONCORD HUB 3 Meeting in Brussels
The CONCORD HUB 3 Meeting will take place from 13-15 March 2018 in Brussels. CONCORD HUB3 focuses specifically on promoting civil society space. The meeting…
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News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Kosovo and BIH Country Papers Analyzing State of Play with Civil Society
BCSDN, as part of the activities of the Western Balkan CSOs for Global Development project, has published two country papers on Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, analyzing the state of play with the civil society and the environment in which it operates in both countries. The country papers give background on the countries’ socio-economic situation and recent
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BCSDN at the Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Better Regulation
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and the Regional School for Public Administration (ReSPA) organized on September 21-22 the Meeting of the Regional Working Group on…
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POLICY BRIEF: Fostering an Enabling Environment for Civil Society Contribution to Global Development
BCSDN has published the policy brief Fostering an Enabling Environment for Civil Society Contribution to Global Development, authored by Ilina Neshikj and Biljana Spasovska from…
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2016 CSO Sustainability Index – Macedonia: Major Backsliding Threatening CSO Sustainability
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) presented the 20th edition of their Civil Society Organization (CSO) Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and…
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Consultations with CSOs on Revising the Decision for Establishment of Government-Civil Society Council in Macedonia
On July 13th, 2017, the Office for Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organizations within the General Secretariat of the Government of Macedonia, held a consultative meeting with…
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CIVICUS Research Partners Workshop on Civic Space Monitor Vol. 2
On May 29th – 31st, 2017, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation organized the 2nd Research Partners Workshop within the project CIVICUS Monitor: Tracking Civic…
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CIVICUS Monitor Report: People Power under Attack
CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) issued a report People Power under Attack: Findings from the CIVICUS Monitor. According to the latest findings, only…
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Latest Monitoring Matrix Reports Testing a New Visualization Feature
We are proud to announce that the new Monitoring Matrix 2016 Reports on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development for all seven countries are now…
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Going Beyond the Form and Structure, Investing in Critical and Strategic Civil Society Initiatives – BCSDN Analysis of the Annual Reports and EC Enlargement Strategy 2016
For the 8th consecutive year, BCSDN has analyzed how the European Commission (EC) has treated the issue of civil society development and assessed the progress…
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FOND: Ninth Edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum
On October 31st – November 2nd, the Romanian NGDO Platform (FOND) organized its IX Edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum in Varna, Bulgaria. The…
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Fourth MCIC Research on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development in Macedonia for 2016: Have Your Say!
For the fourth year in a row, the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) monitors the enabling environment for civil society development in Macedonia. On…
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