The new DG NEAR Guidelines for EU Support to Civil Society in the Enlargement Region 2021- 2027 are a vital document for promoting an enabling environment and supporting CSOs’ capacities and role in the development of the Western Balkans and Turkey and in the EU enlargement process. The revised Guidelines, published in May 2022, have solid roots in international standards, international law, and European standards. The Global Standard is a reference standard that CSOs can adopt and implement to strengthen their accountability practices. Global Standard reference in the new EU Guidelines is not only considered as an endorsement by the EU an act of international recognition but is also an inspiration for civil society in the Enlargement countries and beyond to change the way accountability is practiced in the sector. Read more here.
Source: BCSDN