For the 9th consecutive year, BCSDN has analyzed how the European Commission (EC) has treated the issue of civil society development and assessed the progress made in the Enlargement countries within the Enlargement Strategy and Country Reports 2018 that have been published recently, setting the analysis against BCSDN’s Monitoring Matrix. With clear language and a hint of urgency, the new Enlargement Strategy delivers a powerful massage reaffirming the enlargement perspective of the region and announcing enhanced EU engagement, while at the same time calling on all Western Balkan countries to redouble their efforts for completing their political, economic and social transformation. Calling it a “historic window of opportunity”, the European Commission calls on the governments to bring all stakeholders on board from across the political spectrum and from civil society, in order to address vital reforms and complete this transformation. Read more here.
Source: BCSDN