Business Innovation Programs (BIPS) has been working to improve the position of young people and vulnerable groups for years. They are especially aware of the problems and challenges that young people in the country are facing, like finding jobs, which is often an impossible mission....
Belgrade, November 14th 2018 - The existing Draft Law on Social Entrepreneurship is deficient and its adoption would have as a consequence the exclusion of the majority of the existing social enterprises from a future legal regulation. The wording of the Law, which is being addressed in...
Belgrade, October 25, 2018- Near Nis there is the village of Kamenica, which is known for its heroism since the time of the Turks. This village has a beautiful landscape, clean air, and a camp at Kamenicki Vis, which serves for rest and relaxation. The camp was...
Dear colleagues, From 8-12 April 2019, CIVICUS and Civic Initiatives will host International Civil Society Week (ICSW) 2019 (link to website) in Belgrade, Serbia. The event is designed to connect participants across sectors, themes, regions and backgrounds to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. This year’s theme...
International Civil Society Week (ICSW) connects concerned citizens across sectors, themes, regions and backgrounds to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. CIVICUS and Civic Initiatives are excited to announce that International Civil Society Week 2019 will take place from 8-12 April 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia. This year, join us...
Open letter to Federica Mogherini Civil society organizations from Serbia and Kosovo against the division of Kosovo Dear Ms Mogherini, Civil society organizations from Serbia and Kosovo are urging you to make an unambiguous statement against the division of Kosovo or the exchange of territories between Kosovo and...
Joint Meeting of the Intersectoral Group for Freedom of Expression and Media and Working Group on Chapter 8 "Competition Policy" Belgrade, March 30. 2018. - The meeting was opened by Nataša Dragojlović, Coordinator of the National Convention on the European Union, Maja Stojanović, Executive Director of the...
MEDIA FREEDOM MATRIX Belgrade, March 29, 2018 - The Media Freedom Matrix was created as one of the results of the project "Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Western Balkans", initiated by Civic Initiatives and FoNet news agency in order to increase respect for...
"Journalist Protection Mechanisms" at a meeting of the Inter-sectoral Group on Freedom of Expression and Media and the Working Group for Chapter 23 Belgrade, March 26th, 2018. The meeting was opened by Nataša Dragojlović, NCEU Coordinator, Maja Stojanović, Executive Director of Civic Initiatives and Coordinator of Inter-sectoral...
MEDIA FREEDOM MATRIX Belgrade, January 25, 2018 - As part of the project "Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Western Balkans", Civic Initiatives and Project Partner, FoNet news agency, have so far worked on creating a Media Freedom Matrix - an online tool...
