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Capacity-building of CS

Promotion of the Public Policy Paper of IDSCS: ‘Local Language Policies for Non-majority Communities’

“A lack of people and funds to implement the Law on the Official Use of Minority Communities’ Languages at local level”, is the general picture in 31 local government units using more than one language in official use, with a population of over 800.000 citizens. “Residents in these communities aren’t informed about the benefits and

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Capacity-building of CS

“Good Governance through Better Fiscal Transparency in Macedonia”: presentation of CEA’s Policy Paper and expert discussion

The Center for Economic Analysis (CEA), one of the SBPPF grantees from Macedonia, on 8 May 2014 in Skopje, held a presentation of the policy paper on „Good Governance through Better Fiscal Transparency: Recommendations for Implementation of the Recommendations of the Ad-hoc Commission“, focusing on the main findings and the recommendations stated in the policy

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Capacity-building of CS

Public Presentation of the SBPPF funded project “Countering Marginalization through Discourse: The Limits of the Public Sphere and the Potential of Alternative Media”

Ms Blerjana Bino, one of the SBPPF grantees from Albania, on the 3rd of May 2014, held a public presentation of the policy paper “Countering Marginalization through Discourse: The Limits of the Public Sphere and the Potential of Alternative Media”. The event was hosted at the European University of Tirana, within the framework of the

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Public Presentation of the Policy Paper in Albania on Promoting Participatory Evidence Based Policy Making on Crime and Confidence: the Benefits of Trust

Klodjan Seferaj, one of the grantees of the Slovak and Balkan Public Policy Fund, on Thursday, April 24, 2014 in Hotel Rogner, Tirana, held a public presentation of his discussion paper and policy brief on “Promoting participatory evidence based policy making on crime and confidence: the benefits of trust”. This research puts its efforts to

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Presentation of the SBPPF Policy Paper “Towards Better Regulation of Public-Private Partnerships and Concessions in Montenegro”

On the 28th of April 2014, the Institute Alternative, one of the SBPPF grantees, held a public presentation of their research policy study on Public-Private Partnerships and Concessions in Montenegro. The event was a possibility to introduce the public with the findings of the research, as well as to present the recommendations for improving the

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