News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The European Commission is conducting public consultations about its external financial instruments and invites all stakeholders in beneficiary and EU countries to give its contribution in the period from 7 February 2017 to 3 May 2017. The Commission should present a midterm review of the instruments of the European Parliament and the Council by the
Read more →Poverty is a very sensitive and challenging issue in many countries. In the post-war Balkans context, poverty is also a major problem for security and relations between communities. About 25% of the population of Albania live with less than USD 2 per day. According to the World Bank, more than 15% of the population in Bosnia and
Read more →The Council of Europe, sees itself as “the preeminent institution defending democracy, the rule of law and human rights” in Europe. It also claims to lead the European fight against corruption. In 1999 it launched GRECO – the “Group of States Against Corruption.” Its mission includes “holding other international organizations to account.” Why did the Council
Read more →The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) has become an integral part of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Spring and Annual Meetings, providing an open space for civil society organizations to dialogue and exchange views with World Bank Group and IMF staff, their peers, government delegations, and other stakeholders on a wide range of topics.
Read more →Train Programme (Think Tanks providing Research and Advice through Interaction and Networking) 2017 seeks to foster a fruitful policy dialogue between think tanks and political actors in the EU candidate countries and potential candidate countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). The programme focuses on four areas: 1)
Read more →The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) launched the First Call for Proposals, in the framework of the project “CIVILISC- Civil Society Instruments against Corruption” funded by the European Union. The main areas of intervention of CIVILISC FUND are good governance and anti-corruption. The awarded grants range up to EUR 5000 for LOT 1 and from EUR 5000
Read more →European Union Office in Kosovo through the project “Grant Scheme for Advocacy Initiatives of Grassroots Organizations” – implemented by the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), provides financial support to advocacy initiatives of grass-root civil society organizations. The overall goal of this scheme is to support advocacy initiatives of grassroots organizations in Kosovo that contribute to
Read more →WeBER – Western Balkans Enabling Project for Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform Project is seeking proposals for the implementation of the Small Grant Facility for Support for Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform at Local Level. The specific objectives of the Grant Facility correspond to the following results of the Action: 1)
Read more →The Balkan Civil Society Development Network announced the appointment of a new Acting Executive Director. Ilina Nesik, assume this role as of 20 January 2017 when Tanja Hafner Ademi, officially ended her long time engagement in BCSDN. BCSDN team is looking forward for the new endeavors and will continue the work that has been done
Read more →BCSDN member Cenzura Plus, from the 23 – 25 January 2017 organized an International Conference on The Role of EU Funds in Sustainability of Civil Society in the New EU Member States. The purpose of the conference was to examine how the EU funds contributed to the sustainability of civil society, what is the status
Read more →Over two-thirds of the 176 countries and territories in this year’s index fall below the midpoint of the scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The global average score is a paltry 43, indicating endemic corruption in a country’s public sector. Top-scoring countries are far outnumbered by orange and red countries where citizens
Read more →On 20 January, 2017, Montenegrin PM Dusko Markovic had a consultative meeting with CSO representatives organized by BCSDN’s member Center for Development of NGOs (CRNVO). In his address, PM Marokvic stated that showing intention and sincere willingness for cooperation is more than necessary, and that the Montenegrin government and CSOs shall have a direct dialogue
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