News and updates from BCSDN and the region
BCSDN published its Opinion on the EU support to civil society in the enlargement countries: 10 Years of EU’s Civil Society Facility: How to further…
Read more →For the 10th consecutive year, BCSDN has analyzed how the European Commission has treated the issue of civil society development and assessed the progress made…
Read more →The purpose of the comparative review study of the role and involvement of the civil society organizations (CSOs) in the UNCAC review process from the countries in the region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia) is to bring insight in the best practices and lessons learned. The study provides overview of the process of
Read more →The EU supports the reforms in the enlargement countries with financial and technical assistance, mainly through the framework of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA).…
Read more →For the 9th consecutive year, BCSDN has analyzed how the European Commission (EC) has treated the issue of civil society development and assessed the progress…
Read more →The damaging trend of violations to civic space worldwide has not surpassed the Balkan region either. Only in 2016 the space for effective civil society development…
Read more →Legal experts and international CSOs have noted the increased use of the counter-terrorism agenda by governments as a main argument behind the new generation of restrictions…
Read more →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
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →As a key regional actor in civil society development, BCSDN with its members has been involved in the following all phases of EU regional support…
Read more →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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