Brand-new public perception survey results indicate fewer citizen-friendly options for providing opinions on administrative services, compared to PAR Monitor 2017/2018. At the same time, public opinion regarding the involvement of citizens and civil society in monitoring services is clearly growing. When it comes to the availability of information on citizen feedback, websites of service providers […]
The citizen consultations are an important part of the Small Grant Facility (SGF) programme, since the grantees will be doing local citizens consultations within their projects. This was explained at the beginning of the Fifth Meeting of the National PAR Working Group in North Macedonia held on 22.07.2020 via Zoom. Julijana Karai from EPI gave […]
In this 4th and final Bulletin published by 3DCEFTAs before the summer, the focus is on the latest developments with regard to the Covid-19 pandemic in the region, and the impact it has had on the overall political environment within each country, many of whom are facing impending electoral challenges. The deterioration in democratic standards and […]
In the third bulletin published by 3DCEFTAs, you can find an update on the latest developments on the rates of infection and mortality arising out of the pandemic in the region, the general easing of restrictions, as well as the range and extent of international assistance. As most EU member states embark on a gradual […]
In this second bulletin published by 3DCFTAs, you can find the latest data on the Covid–19 pandemic in the Western Balkans and Turkey, the general easing of restrictions, the economic impact so far and recovery measures. It comes a few days after the annual economic policy dialogue between the EU and the Western Balkans as well […]
While the European Union has become the epicentre of the global Covid-19 crisis, the countries of the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – have so far remained remarkably lightly affected. Even neighbouring Turkey, although having a high number of confirmed cases, has so far counted far fewer […]