News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Croatian United Nations Association (CUNA) is opening a call for applications for participants of the educational programme ‘UN Academy 2016′. The aim of the program is to familiarize its participants with the structure and work of the United Nations, with a particular emphasis on the international financial system and international financial institutions as well
Read more →The EU Delegation in Macedonia is seeking project proposals for strengthening the impact of CSOs in public and EU Acquis-related policies and decision making, including strengthening the civil and political dialogue and thus influencing key sector reforms for further support to the EU integration processes. This Call includes three Priority areas: 1) Support to civil
Read more →The 1st Call for Proposals within Interreg IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro 2014-2020 has been launched, covering the years 2015 to 2017. The programme consists of following 4 priority axes: 1) Improving the quality of the services in public health and social care sector; 2) Protecting the environment and nature, improving risk prevention
Read more →The main objective of the Euro-Mediterranean development cooperation through the Thematic Fund “Democratization and Civil Society Development 2.0” is to support joint action to find a systematic model supporting social development and civil society development in different programming areas: youth; human rights and migration; women; sustainable socio-economic development (culture, tourism, ecology, social entrepreneurship). The maximum
Read more →In 2015, for the first time, BCSDN and its members collected and studied data on the non-profit sector in seven countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, giving an overview of the current situation with the data collection, analysis and presentation. The study exposes the lack of availability of these data
Read more →The revisions of the UN 2003 Non-Profit Institutions (NPI) Handbook, led by the Center for Civil Society Studies at Johns Hopkins University, were discussed at a seminar organized on 8th March on the sidelines of the 47th Session of the UN Statistical Commission. The NPI Handbook guides national statistics agencies in reporting – in collaboration
Read more →On 7th March in Belgrade, Civic Initiatives, with the support of the OSCE Mission in Serbia, organized a roundtable on the current situation in the Serbian media from the perspective of civil society, entitled “Civil Society regarding Media”. This event launched a broad debate on the implementation of the existing media law, the results of
Read more →The European Commission seeks the views of all interested parties on the performance of the current Transparency Register for organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy implementation and on its future evolution towards a mandatory scheme covering the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the EC. The purpose is to
Read more →In January and February 2016, CIVICUS and MCIC conducted the first Civic Pulse survey of civil society leaders in Macedonia. Participants were asked to rate the conditions for civil society in respect to fundamental freedoms, funding trends, and civil society’s impact on policy making and volunteering. The Civic Pulse provides a snapshot of conditions for
Read more →The Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs has published a new information brochure, as well as infographics, about CSOs in the Republic of Croatia, offering a concise overview of the key information. In one place, the citizens can get information about the role and importance of associations in society, means for their foundation and activities,
Read more →IDM produced a country specific policy output for Albania based on the in-depth expert study “Donor Strategies and Practices for Supporting Civil Society in the Western Balkans” conducted in 2013 – 2014. The aim of the policy brief was to strengthen the coordination and cooperation of donors and CSOs both on national and regional level,
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