News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Despite tremendous government pressure, Turkey’s vibrant civil society has the potential to help the country confront deep political and social problems. This report describes the importance of Turkish civil society and provides historical, political, economic, and legal context for its operation. It addresses the ongoing purge of some civic actors and examines the polarization that
Read more →The Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) drafted a discussion paper “The Future of the Berlin Process”. The goal of this policy brief is to outline the most tangible outputs of the previous Western Balkan Summits, and to propose several structural changes that need to be introduced after the 2018 London Summit in order
Read more →A global coalition of civil society organizations and trade unions present the Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2017 report. The report provides a comprehensive independent assessment of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2017 edition focuses on privatization, partnerships, corporate capture and the impact they have on sustainability and
Read more →The Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) is gathering applications for its first Executive Program, which is being delivered in close collaboration with the College of Europe, to be held on 11-15 September 2017, in Pristina. This distinctive 5-day executive program targets up to 25 top-level executives of CSOs in the Western Balkan countries, who are
Read more →LUPA Festival is a traditional annual presentation of Slovenian CSOs, taking place in the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The event, organized this year on 13 September at the Prešeren Square, aims to present the glory, diversity, and dynamics of the sector – a network of around a million inhabitants of Slovenia. For the 16th time
Read more →The objective of the Workshop is to empower selected civil society representatives to strengthen their internal expertise, managerial and income generating capacities, abilities to engage with both general public and government stakeholders and assist in networking with international linkages. Particular focus will be on CSO representatives advancing democratic accountability and rule of law in their
Read more →The 2nd ECIT Summer University “Countering threats to European citizenship across borders, reconfiguring its future” will bring more than 75 participants in dialogue with key experts in the field of European citizenship and citizens rights, from civil society representatives to public authorities, from academics to active citizens. Together, they will look into the challenges and gaps
Read more →The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to: support CSOs networks in various areas (social inclusion, education, social entrepreneurship, environment and climate change, youth, and anti-corruption) and support media freedoms and media integrity (Lot 1-7); and support the Resource Centre (Lot 8). The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals
Read more →The global objective is: To contribute at strengthening policy dialogue in reform processes, facilitate engagement and dialogue between state institutions at local and central level and various non state actors such as, CSOs, think tanks, research oriented organizations, media organizations, individuals with the final aim to improve policy making, implementation and impact for Albanian citizens’
Read more →The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to strengthen the capacities of and networking among organised active citizens / CSOs and the cooperation between the public sector and CSOs. The proposed action (project) should fall into at least two of the below mentioned priority areas: Enabling legal and financial environment for organized active citizens
Read more →The specific objective of this call for proposals is to support quality media production in the areas related to Montenegro’s European Integration and to enable media to report fairly, freely and in a professional and ethical manner while the ability of Montenegro’s journalists to use investigative techniques are meant to be further strengthened. At the
Read more →The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held the 6th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum in Sarajevo on 10-11 July. Participants adopted a Final Declaration calling for increased media freedom, opening the doors of the Western Balkans to EU enlargement, the implementation of migration policies and increased employment opportunities, and working on women’s rights. Participants
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