News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Technical and financial assistance to the EU enlargement countries, including Kosovo, is currently provided through the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) 2007 – 2013. This…
Read more →On the 6th of November, in cooperation with the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM), BCSDN delivered the second training on Advocacy and Policy Paper…
Read more →On 30 October, 2013 in Skopje Tanja Hafner Ademi, Executive Director of BCSDN participated in a closed door expert discussion with Mr. Richard Howitt, MEP…
Read more →On 30 October, 2013 the first training on Advocacy and Policy Paper Writing for selected grantees within the Slovak and Balkan Public Policy Fund took…
Read more →After one year of implementation of the Open Governmental Partnership (OGP) National Action Plan, as part of the EU-funded project “Advocacy for Open Government: Civil…
Read more →However, while last year BCSDN’s paper has criticized the insufficient focus on crucial areas for consolidating the enabling environment in which civil society functions and operates, this year’s Reports brings an increased attention on issues over financial viability and sustainability of the sector such as tax regime and state funding and support (e.g. Albania, BiH, Kosovo,
Read more →BCSDN is proud to announce the successful candidates for funding under the Slovak and Balkan Public Policy Fund Programme. Out of 167 submitted project proposals…
Read more →For the 5th consecutive year, BCSDN analyzed how EC has treated the issue of civil society development (CSDev) in the Enlargement Strategy and Progress Reports…
Read more →On 24 October, 2013 Publish What You Fund, the global campaign for aid transparency, advocating for a significant increase in the availability and accessibility of…
Read more →For the 5th consecutive year, BCSDN analyzed how EC has treated the issue of civil society development (CSDev) in the Enlargement Strategy and Progress Reports 2013 and assessed the progress made form the past year in the Enlargement countries. The analysis shows that similarly to last year, the Commission has maintained its focus on the
Read more →The 18th Grantmakers East Forum (GEF), which took place in Belgrade from 16th to 18th October and was hosted by TRAG Foundation and SIGN (SEE…
Read more →Partners Albania organized on October 14, 2013, in Tirana, the presentation of the findings of the National Study on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development, through the Monitoring Matrix which represents the main principles and standards that have been identified as crucial to exist in order for the legal environment to be considered as supportive
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