News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Over the past eight years, more than one thousand researchers from public and private research organisations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia had the opportunity to receive the unique and invaluable support of the Regional Research Promotion Programme (RRPP) in the Western Balkans. The Programme, which was fully funded by the
Read more →The Philanthropy Awards is an annual event Partners Albania organizes since 2011, to express their gratitude to individuals and business companies who contribute to improving the quality of life in the society. The appreciation and stimulation of this activity is important considering the human and economic dimension it represents. Categories for nominations for the Philanthropy Award are:
Read more →The Australian Embassy in Belgrade, through the Direct Aid Program (DAP) is calling for project proposals from applicants in the three countries of accreditation – Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro. The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible small grants program funded from Australia’s aid budget and managed by the Embassy. Project proposals from CSOs and
Read more →ORCA (Serbia), on behalf of consortium of partners: AKTIV (Kosovo*), FLOROZON (Macedonia), CZIP (Montenegro) and IEP (Albania) invites CSO to submit Concept note related to advocacy initiative in one of the thematic areas of sustainable agriculture: water quality, soil quality, crop production, livestock production, energy and waste management, food safety, consumer protection, biodiversity and landscape
Read more →A common statement by 177 European and national civil society organizations and trade unions – A New Europe for People, Planet and Prosperity for All was published. The first summit on European Union’s future is scheduled for 16 September in Bratislava. Leaders will have a political reflection to give impetus to further reforms and to the development of the EU with
Read more →The European Consensus on Development is a policy statement that commits the European Union to eradicating poverty and building a fairer and more stable world. Recently, they decided to review and update the version of 2006. CONCORD Europe drafted a position paper highlighting their key asks for the new European Consensus based on their full response to the EC Open
Read more →BCSDN annual debate on the state of the enabling environment in which civil society in Enlargement countries operates under the title: “Raising Standards, Declining Trends? Operating Environment for Civil Society in Enlargement Countries” was organized on 7th September in Brussels. The event was organized on the occasion of the presentation of the 2015 Monitoring Matrix Regional Report and its recommendation to
Read more →The topic on the agenda of the scheduled session is deliberation on the Draft analysis of the effects of implementation of the 2014-2016 Strategy for Development of CSOs. Although the President of the Council for Development of CSOs scheduled the session for 12 September, the members of the Council from the ranks of non-governmental organizations did
Read more →A new United Nations report has found that e-government is an effective tool for facilitating integrated policies and public service by promoting accountable and transparent institutions, such as through open data and participatory decision-making, and therefore it has the potential to help support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17
Read more →The EU Western Balkan enlargement policy has dealt with six European countries which have historically been affected by serious ethnic, political and economic conflicts and aspire to join the EU. The Court assessed whether the Commission’s management of the IPA in the Western Balkans in the key areas of rule of law and public administration
Read more →Raising money is part of the struggle for social change, not something that rich people do on behalf of the poor. Money is often seen as a divisive force in society, but as this example shows it can also bring people together to strengthen collective action in ways that are democratic and inclusive. It’s not
Read more →A new United Nations report has found that e-government is an effective tool for facilitating integrated policies and public service by promoting accountable and transparent institutions, such as through open data and participatory decision-making, and therefore it has the potential to help support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17
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