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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Türkiye

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 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.