For the first time, the  database provides complete information on the state of civil dialogue in the Balkan countries in one place. The data include information on the legal framework, current situation, history and concrete mechanisms and structures that exist in each country. The  database gathers date for 10 countries, both 7 EU pre- and accession countries and 3 Balkan EU Member States (Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia).

On 5th June, 2009 (i.e. over one year ago), our network approached the Commission on the need to better include local CSOs in the programming and implementation of the IPA Civil Society Facility with the letter “The Chance for a Real Partnership: Civil Society Facility as a Motor for Support to Grounded Democratic Reforms in the Western Balkans”. The letter turned into a process of exchange of views and dialogue through series of meetings, workshops, conferences and input of the network experience through the participation in the TACSO Steering/Programming Committee. As of 2nd June, 2010, the Commission announced (through the TACSO website) that there will be no external evaluation to the project. It is not clear whether or when there would be an evaluation of the other two components of the Facility, i.e. P2P and Partnership Action.

On 16th and 17th June, the National Council of Women of the Republic of Macedonia (UWOM) in cooperation with CONCORD held a national consultation in Skopje, Macedonia on "The Effectiveness of CSOs”. The consultation is part of the global process on aid and development effectiveness. Franz Josef Berger, representative of CONCORD in charge of consultations held in Europe, spoke of the global process and the effectiveness debate so far. Tanja Hafner Ademi, the BCSDN Executive Director spoke about the development effectiveness in the Balkans. Saso Klekovski, the First Executive Director of MCIC spoke about the role of CSOs in the development of society.