News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The CEE Civil Society Forum organized by BCSDN member Civil Society Development Foundation, FDSC, took place on 25th November in Bucharest. Like-minded CSOs from Central and Eastern Europe gathered in Romania, to discuss the role of civil society in the new European political landscape challenged by the rise of populism, democratic backslide, the erosion of
Read more →On 25th November, IDM organized a roundtable entitled “Revisiting 2013 Agenda for an enabling environment for civil society”, which evaluated the 2013-2016 experience of addressing the priorities agreed between the Government and CSOs in the country in December 2013 for improving the enabling environment for civil society. The discussions held looked at opportunities and needs
Read more →WeBER Platform is a regional consultation platform, led by CSOs in the Western Balkans, to increase the relevance, participation and capacity of CSOs and media in the Western Balkans to advocate for and influence the design and implementation of public administration reform (PAR), the process that is ongoing in all WB countries simultaneously. Only by
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 made in the Enlargement countries within the Enlargement Strategy 2016 and the 2016 Country Annual Reports that have been published recently. In brief, this year’s analysis shows that civil society has
Read more →On 16th November, several members of the European Parliament working on civil liberties, human rights and development cooperation and representatives of European CSOs met for a breakfast exchange on shrinking civic space in Europe, at the initiative of Vice President Sylvie Guillaume and Civil Society Europe. The meeting started with a presentation of the results of a
Read more →The Second High-Level Meeting (HLM2) of the Global Partnership, which is taking place on 1st-2nd December in Nairobi, Kenya marks an important moment in global efforts to leave no one behind. As part of the HLM2 meeting, and as a official CSO platform engaging in GPEDC The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness – CPDE prepared
Read more →The newly proposed EU Consensus on Development, is a blueprint for aligning the EU’s development policy with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It suggests an ambitious, new and collective European development policy, which addresses in an integrated manner the main orientations in the 2030 Agenda: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. The Confederation
Read more →The Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organizations (TACSO) project has prepared regional Directory of donors providing financial support to CSOs., with 510 donors and calls for proposals available in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey. The Directory of Donors can be downloaded here. Source: TACSO
Read more →Published on 9th November, the 2016 EC Progress Report brought the reassurance of the importance of EU Enlargement process to Western Balkan countries in Turkey, but has made it clear that more vigorous (new methodology introduced in several new areas) and long-term approach (changing of the cycle from autumn to spring with next Report being
Read more →WB6 Advocacy Group is an initiative of Western Balkan think tanks coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, aimed at accelerating and facilitating the European Union enlargement towards the Western Balkans. In order to contribute to overcoming the impediments to EU integration of the Western Balkans, the Group aims to instigate the
Read more →As a coordinator of the cross-sector sub-group for freedom of expression and media of the National Convention for the European Union, on 4 November, Civic Initiatives published an analysis: “Monitoring the Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Media in the Process of EU integration”. This document will be the basis for further monitoring of the
Read more →Since 2012, when the initial report was last updated, regional CSO networks in the Western Balkans and Turkey have gained on visibility and influence, and are active in wide range of thematic fields. The main reasons CSOs join regional networks are an exchange of information, coordination of activities and creation of new social value. This
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