News and updates from BCSDN and the region
One precious lesson learned by the European Union from the experience of its eastward expansion between 2004 and 2013, and applied now in the case of the Balkan aspiring members, has been to complement the politics of conditionality with the politics of pressure, whereby the region’s governments are ‘squeezed’ between societal demands and an uncompromising
Read more →The World Bank Inspection Panel has released a report offering lessons on consultation, participation, and disclosure, the fourth in its Emerging Lessons Series. The series aims to contribute to learning at the World Bank, and among the global development community at large, by drawing on lessons from nearly a quarter-century of experience in dealing with
Read more →While threats against civic space are well documented around the world, little is said on how civic space trends are being experienced by children, and how children’s rights and abilities to be active agents for change in their countries and communities are being affected. The report aims to fill that gap by bringing children’s voices
Read more →The present call for applicants seeks two research fellows to conduct a three months research stay at the University of Graz, Austria, between 1 December 2017 and 28 February 2018, assisting the research efforts of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), commissioned by the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB). The aim of
Read more →The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) announced the new call for applications for its flagship Fellowship programme for Government Officials. It is a practice-oriented educational programme which is supporting the Western Balkans’ administrations by educating and motivating the public officials to practice and advocate the European principles of public administration. It is targeting government
Read more →CEE CSR Summit is the biggest and oldest event dedicated to corporate social responsibility in Central and Eastern Europe. It is a continuation of the international conference which the Pontis Foundation has been organizing for CSR experts since 2004. The event gives an opportunity to get inspired by brands which prove that corporate responsibility is
Read more →The Danube Governance Forum: Improving Governance Together in the Western Balkans and the Danube Region is the final event of the programme Capacity Building of the countries in the Western Balkans and the Republic of Moldova. Besides ministries, local governments, NGOs and other organisations from the Western Balkans, the event will bring together partner public
Read more →The Regional Environmental Center (REC), together with the Austrian Development Agency, has announced the Small Grants Programme in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The SEEDLING project aims to strengthen education, capacity building and awareness rising on the SDGs in the countries of South Eastern Europe by incorporating them into national school
Read more →The first Call for Proposals within the IPA Cross-border Programme for Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014-2020 aims at improving sustainable environmental planning and promotion of biodiversity, and strengthening the cultural identity of the programme area. Activities finances within the Call can be implemented only in the programme area. An amount of EUR 5,4 million
Read more →The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) is calling on national civil society organisations to submit proposals on initiatives and actions in line with the universal application of effective development cooperation principles. The call is soliciting proposals on (a) advancing development cooperation commitments and its implementation in the context of Agenda 2030; (b) work around
Read more →USAID, through the Regional Contracting Office in Kosovo, is inviting Serbian organizations for funding opportunity to work with USAID to encourage innovative, substantial, and sustainable improvements in the Framework for Giving in Serbia. In order to advance the giving ecosystem in Serbia, USAID is seeking to fund an activity that will strengthen connections and establish
Read more →Alongside 185 representatives of civil society, BCSDN took part at the Civica Mobilitas networking meeting, taking place on 24-25 October in Ohrid, and the thematic forum following the meeting. The event gathered 186 of the Civica Mobilitas grantees with the aim to exchange knowledge and experiences, discuss the challenges they are facing and identify effective
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