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…
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 Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Regional
2025 Assessment – Report for Republic of North Macedonia
The 2025 assessment finds the legal environment for civil society in Republic of North Macedonia broadly adequate, with meaningful progress in cooperation between the government and civil society.
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.