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 Kosovo*, Türkiye, Regional

Cover of 2025 Assessment – Regional report

Guidelines assessment Regional

2025 Assessment – Regional report

The 2025 assessment finds the overall trend in implementing the Guidelines across the Western Balkans and Türkiye negative for a third consecutive cycle, with legal guarantees for the core freedoms…

Cover of 2025 Assessment – Report for Türkiye

Guidelines assessment Türkiye

2025 Assessment – Report for Türkiye

The 2025 assessment finds that the environment for civil society in Türkiye continued to fall short of international human rights standards across most indicators, with isolated judicial safeguards…

Cover of 2025 Assessment – Report for Kosovo*

Guidelines assessment Kosovo*

2025 Assessment – Report for Kosovo*

The 2025 assessment finds the legal environment for civil society in Kosovo* broadly conducive, while cooperation between the government and civil society weakened during a year of political…