IPA Post-2013 Stakeholders Consultation held in Zagreb
The European Commission, DG Enlargement organized a stakeholders’ meeting on the future pre-accession instrument post-2013 on 10th to 11th of May in Zagreb. The meeting…
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First Steps towards Development Cooperation in the EU Context for the Western Balkan Countries
TRIALOG is a project which aims to strengthen civil society and raise awareness of development issues in the enlarged EU. Currently, the project is in…
Read more →Together for Civil Society Development – The EU is Listening, but is it Practicing?
BCSDN is proud to present its Annual narrative and financial Report for 2010 accompanied by and independent Audit of its accounts. The 2010 was the…
Read more →CONCORD – TRIALOG WG EPAN -The EU’s Civil Society Facility a Model to be Replicated in the Neighborhood Countries
The CONCORD Working Group (WG) on Enlargement, Pre-Accession and Neighborhood issues (EPAN) met on its annual meeting in Brussles on 11th and 12th April. EPAN…
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European Regional Consolidation – Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness- How to Move Forward?
The Open Forum activities have been gaining pace, everywhere in the world, as the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4) in Busan, South…
Read more →Meeting of Balkan Regional Initiatives – Improved Networking, Synergy and Cooperation with Civil Society Needed
On 30th and 31st of March, the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) organized a coordination conference on the EU’s Europe 2020 strategy in Brussels The meeting…
Read more →Visegrad CSOs to Advocate for Establishment of a Western Balkan Fund
The Balkan Civil Society Development Network participated on the Closing Conference of the project Sharing the experiences of Visegrad Cooperation in the Western Balkans and…
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Open Forum : Balkan CSOs Gave Input on the Role of CSOs in Situations of Conflict
Twenty-five representatives from civil society organizations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia gathered on February 28 and March 1, 2011…
Read more →Enlargement Strategy 2010-2011: Background Analysis on Civil Society and Civil Dialogue Benchmarks
On the 9th of November, the European Commission presented its annual assessments of the progress made by the potential and candidate countries from the Western…
Read more →Enlargement Strategy 2010-2011: Background Analysis on Civil Society and Civil Dialogue Benchmarks
On the 9th of November, the European Commission presented its annual assessments of the progress made by the potential and candidate countries from the Western Balkans and Turkey in membership towards the EU. Apart from the Enlargement Strategy Paper 2010-2011, which outsets the Commission’s enlargement agenda for the period, it also comprises the Opinions on
Read more →Enlargement Strategy 2010-2011: Background Analysis on Civil Society and Civil Dialogue Benchmarks
To date, civil society is considered an important part of the Enlargement strategy and is a regional benchmark, which the Commission continues to realize through support to civil society organizations (CSOs) in form of the Civil Society Facility (CSF). Following the publication of the reports BCSDN has prepared a short analysis available now for download.
Read more →BCSDN Supporting Council of Europe – Code of Good Practice Promotion and Implementation
BCSDN participated to the Strategic partners’ co-ordination meeting on the Council of Europe (CoE) Code of Good Practice for civil participation in the decision-making process.…
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