EU support to civil society in the Western Balkans and Türkiye

This support is guided by the DG NEAR Guidelines for EU Support to Civil Society in the Enlargement Region 2021–2027, which describe the results it aims to achieve under three pillars:
  1. Enabling environment

    Can civil society organisations work freely and safely?

    A conducive environment for civil society to carry out its activities is in place

  2. Cooperation with institutions

    Are civil society organisations involved in decisions?

    Strengthened cooperation and partnership between CSOs and public institutions

  3. Capacity and resilience

    Do they have the people, skills and funding to do their work?

    CSO capacity and resilience to carry out their activities effectively are reinforced

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Open calls, capacity building and events.

Explore analysis

DG NEAR Guidelines assessments, CSO-led monitoring reports and regional trend briefs.

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What EU-supported civil society and independent media actually change, told by the people doing it.

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