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The defense of human rights has been a cornerstone of inclusive and open societies over the past decades. Multiple sources from within and without the human rights movement have pointed to a deteriorating rule of law over the past 10 years, and a declining respect for basic civil and political rights. They warn of a
Read more →In 2017, the YTILI Fellowship will engage up to 100 young European entrepreneurs in a series of professional development and leadership activities that are designed to support the growth and development of commercial and social business ventures in their home communities. YTILI Fellows will build networks, linkages and lasting partnerships to attract investments and support
Read more →Comparative Balkan Politics (CBP) is a new annual journal in the field of comparative politics and international studies with a focus on Southeast Europe. CBP aims to publish original articles that give new insights into Balkan politics in order to promote better understanding and informed debate on political processes in Southeast Europe. Comparative Balkan Politics are
Read more →The overall objective of the Programme is to contribute towards the implementation of the Regional Cooperation Council SWP 2017 -2019. The priorities of this Call for Proposals are: Support to implementing SEE 2020 Strategy through flagship approach; Support to governance, rule of law and security cooperation; Support to horizontal and supporting activities. The overall indicative
Read more →The overall objective of this Call for Proposals is to foster socioeconomic development and strengthen the neighborly relations in the programme area through encouraging cooperation among people, communities and institutions. The thematic priorities under this call are: a) Protecting the environment, promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management; b) Encouraging tourism and
Read more →On 12 December, Civil Society Europe together with the European Center for Not-For Profit Law and the European Foundation Center sent a letter urging the Commission to respond to the European Parliament’s proposal on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights. The authors believe that such a mechanism
Read more →Hungary’s populist right-wing government has offered a robust defense of its plans to curtail foreign-backed civil society groups and suggested the change in the US administration means a new era is at hand. In comments that will alarm many non-government organisations, an official spokesman for Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, confirmed there would be changes
Read more →A collective of hackers and researchers has launched a new site called Security Without Borders that aims to provide cyber-security help to CSOOs, activists, and other at-risk groups. Security Without Borders acts as a sort of free consultancy for activists. The site’s Request Assistance feature allows organizations to seek help with bolstering their communication protections or getting
Read more →The Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) issued a policy document, titled “Direct State Funding to CSOs – Basic Overview”. The aim of the document is to contribute to the improvement of data availability and to review the practices of direct budget financing of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Macedonia. In Macedonia, state funding for CSOs through
Read more →The ability to assemble and act collectively is vital to democratic, economic, social and personal development, to the expression of ideas and to fostering engaged citizenry. Yet despite the increasingly prominent role that assemblies play in today’s world, there is sometimes a lack of clear understanding of the applicable international human rights law and standards.
Read more →The Global Summit on Community Philanthropy took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1 – 2 December 2016. Speakers and delegates alike made the call to “Shift the power” to the people, to the local, to the community. The European Foundation Centre (EFC) Chief Executive, Gerry Salole took part in the Summit and in a recent interview
Read more →The Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) issued a policy document, titled “Direct State Funding to CSOs – Basic Overview”. The aim of the document…
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