News and updates from BCSDN and the region
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
Read more →This report, published by the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM), presents the main findings and recommendations of a series of local consultations with CSOs and business community on the implementation of the Albania’s anti-corruption strategy. It introduces the reader to the objectives of the assignment and methodological approach, followed by a brief description of
Read more →With the support of the European Commission, the newly created Western Balkans Alumni Association (WBAA) will be organising its official kick-off event in Ohrid, Macedonia, on 22-24 March 2018. The event will gather over 300 higher education stakeholders, including students and alumni, Ministry representatives from the Western Balkans, university rectors and student unions, as well
Read more →Youth Bank Hub for Western Balkans and Turkey is an open network established by five organisations from Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, and Turkey, which serve as national network hubs. Through this Call, 15 CSOs will be the selected to join the network. The CSOs increase their capacities through the training program covering 5 three-day trainings and
Read more →The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) has announced an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that ensure Montenegro has an effective, independent civil society. Proposals should focus on creating mutually reinforcing relationships between civil society organizations and Montenegro’s media sector to build coordination on
Read more →SAFE is a Trust Fund program administered by the World Bank, established by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the European Commission, with the aim of improving public financial management in the Europe and Central Asia region. This Trust Fund program provides support for activities to assess public financial management (PFM) performance,
Read more →The specific objective of this call for proposals is to further strengthen the capacity of CSOs and enhance their long-term strategic development. The priorities of are: to develop organisational capacities of CSOs; to increase the level and quality of participation of CSOs in policy-making processes; to support the development of grass roots organisations by means
Read more →The Ministry of European Affairs, as the coordinator of the process of Montenegro’s accession to the European Union, invites the interested public to participate in the public debate on the preparation of Montenegro’s EU Accession Program 2018-2020. The public debate provides information to the general public on the Accession Program with the aim of more
Read more →On 20 December, the European Commission activated what in European Union circles has long been known as “the nuclear option.” The commission, the official “guardian of the European treaties,” charged that the Polish government’s so-called reforms of the judiciary posed a serious threat to basic European values, in particular the rule of law, and proposed
Read more →At the conclusion of International Civil Society Week 2017 (ICSW) on 7 December, more than 700 civil society leaders and activists from over 100 countries have called for climate change to be formally recognised as a primary driver of migration. The call comes just days after Donald Trump announced that he is withdrawing the United
Read more →The General Secretariat of the Government announced a public call for the selection of 16 members of the Council as representatives of civil society. Organizations registered in accordance with the Law on Associations and Foundations may nominate a candidate for a Council member in one of the following areas: civil society development, democracy and rule
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