News and updates from BCSDN and the region
BCSDN member Partners Albania published a survey, aiming to research the capacities and the accountability and transparency practices of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Albania during 2020. Organizations’ contribution is of great importance, as it could guide the development of the sector. The survey findings will support the Annual assessment on the State of the
Read more →BCSDN member Center for the Promotion of Civil Society (CPCD) published a survey, aiming to research the capacities and the accountability and transparency practices of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Bosnia and Herzegovina during 2020. Organizations’ contribution is of great importance, as it could guide the development of the sector. The survey findings will support
Read more →The survey aims to monitor the enabling environment for civil society organisations (CSOs) and assess the capacities of CSOs in Turkey during 2020. Organizations’ contribution is of great importance, as it could guide the development of the sector. The research is implemented by Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN), and its findings will inform the
Read more →BCSDN member Civic Initiatives published a survey, aiming to research the capacities and the accountability and transparency practices of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Serbia during 2020. Organizations’ contribution is of great importance, as it could guide the development of the sector. The survey findings will support the Annual assessment on the State of the
Read more →BCSDN Western Balkans members conduct surveys aiming to research the capacities and the accountability and transparency practices of civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Western Balkans during 2020. For Turkey, a full survey is available to answer, aiming to monitor the enabling environment for CSOs and assess the capacities of CSOs in Turkey during 2020.
Read more →Civica Mobilitas presents the first edition of the magazine “Citizens for change”. The magazine is a messenger of the Civica Mobilitas program for support of…
Read more →The “International Summer School on Migration” is organised within the framework of three EU-funded projects implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). International academic experts will lecture and mentor the students, addressing issues such as: introduction to migration studies, migration and development, migration and the economy, perception of migrants, migration law, migration
Read more →Women and girls represent half of the world’s 7.6 billion of population and, therefore, also half of its potential. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential to achieve peaceful societies, with full human potential and sustainable development. Moreover, it has been shown that empowering women spurs productivity and economic growth. This 3-day
Read more →Pressed to defend their very existence, civic groups and their supporters face a question they often neglected in earlier, less hostile times—from where does civil society derive its legitimacy? Or more bluntly, how is legitimacy earned? In donor and policy debates, two ideas repeatedly re-surface—that civic groups need to develop wider constituencies and more local
Read more →As part of the Global Standard for CSO Accountability project, and the project “Promoting Civic Space: Duties and Participants” supported by Civica Mobilitas, BCSDN provided a translation of the Global Standard in Albanian language. The purpose of the Global Standard is to mainstream a dynamic approach to accountability in ways which strengthen CSO effectiveness, connectedness
Read more →One of the aims of the BENCHER Project is to deepen further the analysis of the European Commission country reports for all the Western Balkan countries, providing a more critical review of the EC assessments. Furthermore, this year’s analysis dedicates a special focus to the recommendations provided by the EC in the 2015 and 2016
Read more →The door to EU enlargement has at last creaked open, three years after European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker slammed it shut by saying there would be no enlargements in his five-year term in office. For whatever reason – crises survived, an improved continental economy, Brexit – Juncker now feels the time is right to inspect
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