IDM: Bringing ASCS Closer to Civil Society
The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) published a paper aiming to encourage a process of discussions and a platform to strengthen the role and…
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News and updates from BCSDN and the region
KCSF Wins 2014 PASOS Think-Tank Achievement of the Year Award
The Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) was honoured with the 2014 PASOS Think-Tank Achievement of the Year Award for its work on leading a campaign…
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New Advocacy Program for Creating an Enabling Environment for CSDev in BiH (Deadline: 28.12.2914)
The Centre for Promotion of Civil Society (CPCS) has launched a new advocacy program for creating an enabling environment for development of civil society in…
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Joint Guidelines of the Venice Commission and OSCE ODIHR on Freedom of Association
At its 101st Plenary Session, taking place on the 12th-13th December in Venice, the Venice Commission and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights…
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CSOs’ Demands and Recommendations on the Two Draft Decisions Sent to the Unit for Cooperation with NGOs in Macedonia
On the 19th of December, BCSDN together with MCIC, and with the support of 57 CSOs representatives, sent the comments and proposals on the two…
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Macedonian Civil Society Demanding Establishment of Well-designed and Inclusive Council and Complete Reform of the State Funding System
On 15th of December, in the EU Info Centar in Skopje, BCSDN in cooperation with MCIC held a public consultation with CSOs regarding the two…
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The enabling environment for civil society is broadly defined as the conditions within which civil society works. Specifically, enabling environment is viewed as the varied array of conditions – economic, political, social, cultural, legal, and otherwise – that affect the capacity of citizens, whether individually or collectively, to voluntarily participate in civil society. The enabling environment
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The Monitoring Matrix Presented to the Black Sea Region CSOs
Tanja Hafner Ademi, Executive Director of BCSDN participated to this year’s edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum taking place from 8th to 10th December…
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EP MPs Stay Committed to the Involvement of Civil Society in the Macedonian Accession Process
BCSDN representatives had the opportunity to participate on meetings with the former and the future European Parliament Rapporteur for Macedonia, Richard Howitt and Ivo Vajgl.…
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BCSDN Hosting a Think Tank Young Professional Development Program Fellow
It is our pleasure to inform you that BCSDN together with the candidate applicant Ms. Milka Ivanovska were selected for the Open Society Foundations (OSF)…
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New Report: Donors Supporting Civil Society Need to Re-think Their Approach
BCSDN together with its regional members, CPCD and MCIC, organized two presentations of the new report “Donor Strategies and Practices in Supporting Civil Society in…
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MCIC: The “Government Mirror” report results presented in Skopje
On 18th of November, 2014 in Skopje, the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) promoted the publication “Government Mirror: Public participation in the legislation preparation…
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