News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The South East European Media Observatory has recently published a report titled “Comparing Models and Demanding Reforms of Public Service Media”. Through a comparative overview, the authors seek to establish similarities and differences, as well as where good practices in the governing and funding models which empower the public media for serving the public interest
Read more →Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina , in cooperation with the Media Department of the OSCE Mission in Serbia has drawn up a Guide to Civil Society Media, trying to present to the professional and the general public, a media phenomenon present in developed democracies, a significant tool for the citizens in satisfying public interest in the field
Read more →The anti-corruption and good governance coalition Southeast European Leadership for Development and Integrity (SELDI) issued the Hidden Economy and Good Governance in Southeast Europe Regional Assessment Report. The report examines the key drivers of the hidden economy and its impact on the overall economy in SEE, and in particular the employment, social and fiscal sectors.
Read more →Philanthropy must be boosted in Europe. New challenges, new tools and new methods are spurring philanthropists and their advisors on to develop innovative initiatives for a better society. Philanthropy is becoming ever more diverse and increasingly accessible, and now forms an integral part of the advantages of our societies. But barriers, threats and areas of
Read more →Social innovations are often presented as solutions to wicked social problems, operating across sectors, and disrupting traditions of policy and practice. Social innovations – including social enterprise, design-led service creation and citizen co-production – are initiated within, between and beyond the bounds of established organizational forms. Redefining boundaries creates new opportunities for combining wisdom and
Read more →The specific objective of this call for proposals is: To build the capacity of CSOs to be professional, effective and accountable independent actors. The priorities of this Call for Proposals are: Actions aiming to empower, and develop capacities of CSOs; Actions aiming to increase the government’s response to CSOs’ needs; Actions aiming to improve the
Read more →The global objective of this call for proposals is to strengthen the capacities of existing or new national, regional, local and/or thematic platforms and networks of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Turkey. The specific objectives of this call for proposals are: a) to strengthen CSO’s networks and platforms internal governance; b) to strengthen networks and
Read more →On November 8th-9th, the Macedonian TACSO office and TACSO resource center by MCIC held a conference “The potential of state funding for the sustainability” of CSOs in Mavrovo, Macedonia. The conference gathered twenty-nine CSOs’ representatives from different areas of operation and eleven representatives from government bodies and institutions that distribute funds. The aim of the
Read more →On November 22nd 2016, the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law convened an event Protecting Civil Society in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for the Rule of Law. The event was chaired by Adrian Di Giovanni – Senior Program Specialist, Law & Development at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and International Visiting Fellow, Bingham
Read more →Threats against Macedonian CSOs have intensified over the past two months ahead of the elections that took place on 11 December, 2016, peaking on 17 December, 2016. During a protest of the ruling party that took place while the State Election Committee was deciding on the opposition party complaints related to electoral fraud, VMRO-DPMNE chief
Read more →For his final report to the UN Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Maina Kiai plans to comprehensively codify the achievements and successes of civil society over the last decade. The report is intended to serve as a reminder of just how important
Read more →The European Commission is currently undertaking a Supra-National Risk Assessment (SNRA) of money laundering and terrorist financing risks affecting the internal market. Initial findings presented by the EC in a consultation meeting organized by DG Justice last October indicate 16 sectors and activities to be at risk for terrorism financing. Among those are the collection
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