News and updates from BCSDN and the region
This EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy paper assesses the current state of play in the process of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans. It examines ways of accelerating the process, asking the question whether the EU and the Commission in particular possess appropriate tools to deal with the ‘complicated’ candidate countries in a complex international
Read more →Kosovar government agencies should be required to publish all of their budgets, along with financial reports explaining the allocation and spending of public money, according to this Riinvest Institute policy brief. The paper states that the reporting of budget expenditures by the Ministry of Finance to the Assembly of Kosovo is incomplete and does not
Read more →The Regional Conference: Philanthropy in the Western Balkans and Turkey: Investment for the Future was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 25-27 November 2015. By bringing together a variety of different stakeholders in the region, the conference aimed to contribute to initiatives across the region for creating an enabling environment and greater cooperation between stakeholders in
Read more →The European Civic Forum is organizing, in partnership with the European Alternatives, a public debate in Brussels in the European Parliament on 18 February 2016 (11:00 – 12:30) titled “Time to declare a State of Democracy!” This event comes at a juncture in time where fundamental rights and the EU founding principles of human dignity,
Read more →The Regional Mobility Fund (RMF) for Experts in the Black Sea Region and the Balkans is initiated by the Romanian NGDO Platform – FOND with the financial support of CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness – CPDE. This pilot activity was implemented during the period 5th October– 1st December 2015 and is now extended for the
Read more →The ENV.net new distance learning course “CSOs and participation: lobbying, advocacy, policy influencing” will provide support to CSOs on how to effectively influence the decision-making process at local, national and international level. It will also allow participants to better understand the importance of the involvement of citizens in the decision-making process, in order to set
Read more →The British Embassy in Ankara has opened the bidding window for project funding from our EuD Bilateral Programme Fund. The aim of this fund is to help support reform in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The BPF funds projects between GBP 10.000 (approx. EUR 12.800) and 80.000 (approx. EUR 102.700) and above GBP 80.000 aimed
Read more →USAID in Serbia is seeking applications from eligible prospective Serbian organizations to fund a programme entitled “Promoting informed voting and increasing citizens engagement prior to and following the elections” in Serbia. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID expects to fund individual program in amount of USD 450.000 (approx. EUR 400.000) for duration of 12
Read more →Applications are now being accepted for the RWI-Human Rights Research Grant for Turkey (HRRG). The main goal of the RWI-Human Rights Research Grant is to enhance human rights law education and to support human rights research capacity at the academic institutions in Turkey. The deadline for submission of the research proposal is 14th March, 2016.
Read more →The DSP objective is the achievement of visible and sustainable changes that will contribute to the development of a democratic society in Kosovo. More information is available here. Institutional grants enable CSOs to plot their own agendas and invest significant time in the areas of critical importance. Financial support for institutional development is intended to
Read more →On 4th and 5th of February, in Belgrade, the Western Balkan CSOs Global Development Partner and Strategy Meeting took place. The two-day annual partner strategy meeting brought together CSO representatives of each partner country, in order to refine the strategy for implementation of the project, as well as to exchange information and enhance knowledge on
Read more →On 29th January, 2016, Smart kolektiv and CSR Forum launched the CSR Index – the first national platform for evaluating corporate social responsibility. The online platform was designed to recognize, reward, and promote good practices of responsible business in Serbia. The first indexing cycle will be open to companies in March 2016. Companies will have
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