BCSDN Welcomes the European Parliament’s Adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive
BCSDN welcomes the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive – also known as Daphne’s Law – by the European Parliament during its first reading. The Directive…
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BCSDN Digest: CSOs Under Pressure: Navigating AML/CFT Regulations in the Western Balkans and Türkiye
We are happy to present you the latest BCSDN Digest, shedding light on the complex interplay between Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of…
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BCSDN Annual Survey on the State of Civil Society Enabling Environment in the Western Balkans (DDL: Multiple)
For the 11th time, BCSDN Western Balkans members are conducting surveys to assess the state of the civil society enabling environment in the countries of…
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ToR for External Support to Develop the MEL Framework for BCSDN’s Advocacy Strategy (DDL: 8 February)
BCSDN seeks external support to develop the MEL Framework for its Advocacy Strategy amidst a deteriorating civic environment in the Western Balkans. The shrinking civic…
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Donor Strategies in a Time of Paradigm Shift: Mapping of The Donors Active in The Western Balkans
Catalyst Balkans and BCSDN present the third edition of the Mapping of Donors Active in the Western Balkans. The research unlocks a wealth of information…
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BCSDN Call for the Procurement of Services for the Development of an Enhanced Monitoring Matrix Website (DDL: 10 Jan.)
BCSDN publishes a Call for the Procurement of Services for the Development of an Enhanced Monitoring Matrix website. The Monitoring Matrix website presents the MM…
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BCSDN 14th Background Analysis of the EC Enlargement Package 2023: Empower Civil Society to Seize the EU Momentum!
The Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) has released its 14th analysis of the European Commission’s annual reports assessing civil society development in the Western…
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BCSDN Reaction to the Attack on Freedom of Expression and Association in North Macedonia
The Balkan Civil Society Development Network is concerned with recent developments threatening the freedom of expression and association in North Macedonia. The most recent attack…
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Regional Knowledge Exchange for Promoting CSO Enabling Environment: Call for Ad-hoc Research Support
The ad-hoc support as an instrument of the BCSDN Regional Civil Society Development Hub was initially established to respond to immediate threats to the civic space or windows of opportunity for promoting civil society development that enables CSOs to be influential actors in society. The revised ad-hoc support mechanism that was launched in April 2023
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Defending Civic Space in the Balkans: BCSDN Workshop on Civil Society Challenges and Strategies
After a series of bills were introduced in Republika Srpska to silence dissent, which included amendments to the entety’s Criminal Code re-criminalizing defamation, and the…
Read more →Statements of concern and condemnation by international partners and diplomatic corps on the Republika Srpska Criminal Code that re-criminalize defamation, and the adopted draft “foreign agents’ law”
EEAS: The European Union regrets that the Republika Srpska National Assembly voted in favour of amendments to the criminal code reintroducing criminal penalties for defamation. These legislative changes would impose unnecessary and disproportionate restrictions on independent media and civil society. The decision is a clear step in the wrong direction and has a chilling effect
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BCSDN Advocacy and International Concerns over Civic Space Threats in BiH
In response to recent civic space threats in Republika Srpska (RS), Bosnia and Herzegovina, following amendments to the Republika Srpska Criminal Code re-criminalizing defamation and…
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