Civil society in EU accession countries
Guide to advocacy

Publications

Case Study

Balkans-Visegrad civil society exchange: case studies from internships

A compilation of 4 case studies as a result of internships carried out in Visegrad countries – Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia – by Bankwatch member and partner organisations CEKOR (Serbia), Center for Environment (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and EDEN Center […]

Toolkit

The Visegrad 4 and the Balkans working together for resource efficient development

This compilation is intended to serve CSOs in IPA beneficiary countries and provide information about some good practices from Visegrad 4 coutries that can now be implemented in the Balkan region. It is our hope that it is found useful and worthy of distribution across the region.

Briefing

Investment priorities in the environment and climate change sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Bosnian NGO Center for Environment developed this position on the possibilities for investments in resource efficiency projects in the country.

Briefing

Opportunities for resource efficiency investments in Serbia

A position paper on the possibilities for investments in resource efficiency projects in Serbia by the Serbian Bankwatch member group Center for Ecology and Sustainable Development (CEKOR)

Briefing

Assessment of opportunities for pre-accession assistance IPA 2 in Macedonia

92 organisations prepared and submitted this joint statement on the opportunities for financing in Macedonia from the EU pre-accession instrument. The assessment was done for all sectors included in the Country Strategy Paper for Macedonia.

Toolkit

Let’s talk about IPA II (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) – A toolkit for civil society organisations

This toolkit is an updated version of the ‘Let’s talk about IPA’ toolkit from 2011. It aims to give guidance and to support NGOs in Western Balkan countries and stakeholders interested or involved in the programming cycle for pre-accession funding, encouraging them to fully exploit all opportunities for public participation within the process.

Briefing

Public participation in IPA programming – guidelines and recommendations

Effective planning of objectives and achievable targets for regional development requires the integration of all partners and stakeholders into the planning processes, taking into account their specific knowledge of the local context and so guaranteeing the results orientation of Cohesion […]

Study

Public participation – experiences from IPA countries

In light of the new proposed Regulation for the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA), Bankwatch has compiled case studies from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia to illustrate the lack of political will to properly implement EU principles on […]