News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) organized the Regional Cooperation Day “End of a tough year, what will 2016 be like?” in Sarajevo from 18th-19th December 2015to discuss with CSOs and academia the upcoming challenges for civil society in the region. The conference was opened by Mr. Goran Svilanovic – Secretary General of The Regional Cooperation
Read more →On December 28th, 2015 the Agency for the Support of Civil Society (AMSHC) started the procedure for selecting CSOs’ candidates for the National Council for Civil Society in the implementation of Law No. 119, on the Establishment and Functioning of the National Council for Civil Society beyond the Council. The procedure will run with public
Read more →Institute Alternative called the European Commission for a proactive approach in making the negotiations process more open to the public, in a letter sent to the President of the European Commission, Mr Jean-Claude Juncker and to the Commissioner for the Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations. The Institute pointed to the fact that since the beginning
Read more →Ms. Antonita Fonari, Secretary General at the National Council of NGOs from Moldova / Vice-president of the National Participation Council is the new representative of the Black Sea and Balkans Sub-region within the Global Council of CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness – CPDE. CPDE is an open platform that unites civil society voices from around
Read more →The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is just four years old, but already has the potential to help fight against restrictions on civil society space. It…
Read more →All around the world, active citizenship is under attack and the space for civic engagement is closing—not just in countries that have struggled under repressive or autocratic governments, but also in democracies with longstanding traditions of supporting freedom of expression. There are many different reasons for this shrinking of the public space. Civil society is
Read more →On 18th December, 2015, the Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” (IDSCS) presented the policy brief “How to enhance the involvement of CSOs in services’ provision? Situation, Challenges and Opportunities”. The policy brief has been prepared within the framework of the IDSCS project “CSOs as Service Providers: Enhancing the practices and increasing opportunities”, supported by the
Read more →As global humanitarian needs are set to reach a historic high in 2016, the European Commission is stepping up its humanitarian budget to record levels. On 16th December, the European Commission has adopted its humanitarian aid budget for 2016. With nearly EUR 1.1 billion as an initial allocation, it is the highest EU humanitarian budget
Read more →On the 17th and the 18th of December, BCSDN Board held a Strategic workshop and a regular 3rd session of the Board that served as…
Read more →The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) organized the Regional Cooperation Day “End of a tough year, what will 2016 be like?” to discuss with CSOs and…
Read more →DG NEAR is currently programming the assistance to Civil Society for the years 2016-17 through the IPA II – Civil Society Facility and Media Programme 2016-17. TACSO invites CSOs to send them their comments as input for a consultation round before entering the finalisation phase. TACSO will manage this consultation exercise and will gather all contributions, comments will
Read more →This article investigates a particular form of civil society mobilisation in the EU accession process. Despite widely varying models of civil society inclusion across the Western Balkans, monitoring coalitions focused on rule of law issues have emerged in a majority of countries. Comparing the cases of Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia, the article suggests that this
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