Publications

Publications on civil society, including independent media, in the Western Balkans and Türkiye.

Assessments against the DG NEAR Guidelines, including earlier editions, are also presented on the Guidelines assessments page.

3 results for Albania, Montenegro, Serbia

Cover of 2025 Assessment – Report for Serbia

Guidelines assessment Serbia

2025 Assessment – Report for Serbia

The 2025 assessment finds a widening gap in Serbia between a largely unchanged legal framework for civil society and a rapidly deteriorating environment in practice.

Cover of 2025 Assessment – Report for Montenegro

Guidelines assessment Montenegro

2025 Assessment – Report for Montenegro

The 2025 assessment finds the environment for civil society in Montenegro broadly stable, with no major negative changes to the core freedoms, but with growing pressure on how they are implemented.