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CfP: IPA Support for Better Social Services for the Most Vulnerable Groups in Kosovo (Deadline: 01.07.2016)

The specific objectives of this Call for Proposals are: to support CSOs engaged in social service provision in enhancing social and economic inclusion of the vulnerable communities – children with disabilities, children in need, elderly persons, persons with long-term sickness, persons with disabilities, and victims of domestic violence (physical and psychological) – through delivery of

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CIVICUS Research Partners Workshop: Launching the Civic Space Monitor

On 25-27th May, CIVICUS organized a Research Partners Workshop on Civic Space Monitor in Johannesburg, South Africa, gathering representatives of 21 regional civil society networks working on enabling environment for civil society development issues, including Sanja Bogatinovska, BCSDN’s Junior Policy and Advocacy Officer on Civil Society Development. The workshop aimed at opening a discussion around

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Series of Concerns over Sudden Adoption of the Decision for Establishing Government – Civil Society Council in Macedonia

Only two working days after the Decision on the Establishment of the Council for Cooperation between the Government and Civil Society was presented to CSOs, the Government adopted the Decision on its regular session on 17th May 2016, without any possibility for additional consultations with civil society. The adoption of the Decision comes unexpectedly, after

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Civil Society Initiative in Croatia: “Gledaj (U)druge”

The initiative “Gledaj (U)druge” is a result of the raised awareness of the public regarding the importance of the work of civil society organizations, but also as a response to the recent announcement for decreasing the financial support for CSOs’ projects and programmes. The aim is to present to the public the numbers, strength, motivation

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Montenegro: Call for the Interested Public to Contribute to the Public Consultations on Two Draft Regulations

The Ministry of Interior Affairs in Montenegro has submitted for public review two draft regulations: 1) the draft Regulation on the procedure for establishing cooperation between state administration and CSOs, and 2) the draft Regulation on the procedure for conducting public hearings in the preparation of laws. Therefore, the Ministry invites citizens, civil society organizations,

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How Can CSOs Apply and Get Grants from Bilateral Donor Agencies?

Bilateral donor funding refers to the donor country’s Government aid to recipient country in a Gov2Gov or a Gov2CivilSociety partnership. It is part of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) policies of the OECD member countries, which plays a major role in providing development funding to Governments and Civil Society. Bilateral donor funding can cover infrastructure,

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Results from EC Financial Regulations Survey

From 25th April to 11th May, Civil Society Europe (CSE) launched a survey on the EC Financial Regulations to collect CSOs views on the review of the financial regulations and rules of application of the European Commission. The Survey included questions raised by the European Commission into its own public consultation open until 27 May

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Загриженост на граѓанскиот сектор по брзото усвојување на Одлуката за формирање на Совет за соработка меѓу Владата и ГО во Македонија

– this article is available in English language here – Само два дена откако Одлуката за формирање на Совет за соработка на Владата на Република Македонија…

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