POZIV NEVLADINIM ORGANIZACIJAMA ZA PREDSTAVLJANJE NA FESTIVALU EXIT 08 Wednesday, 23 April 2008 Udruženje Exit i Građanski pakt za Jugoistočnu Evropu pozivaju nevladine organizacije iz Jugoistočne Evrope (Srbija, Hrvatska, BiH, Albanija, Makedonija, Bugarska, Rumunija, Crna Gora) da se predstave na festivalu EXIT 08. Festival će biti održan od 10. do 13. jula. Vaša organizacija može konkurisati za predstavljanje na NVO sajmu «PLACE TO MOVE!». Za predstavljanje na festivalu biće izabrano 60 do 80 organizacija, u zavisnosti od logističkih potreba i mogućnosti. Read more...   INVITATION TO THE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS TO PRESENT THEMSELVES AT THE EXIT 08 FESTIVAL Wednesday, 23 April 2008 The Exit association and The Citizens’ Pact for SEE invite non-governmental organizations from the South Eastern Europe (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro) to present themselves at the festival EXIT 08. The festival shall take place from 10 to 13 of July. Your organization can apply for the presentation at the NGO Fairground “Place to move!” We will be able to present t work of the 60 to 80 organizations, depending on logistic needs and capacities.   Read more...   Giving a stronger voice to civil society in the European neighbourhood Saturday, 12 April 2008 Brdo pri Kranju, 2 April 2008 - A conference was held in Brdo, Slovenia, entitled "Giving a stronger voice to civil society in the EU neighbourhood – Development of civil dialogue and partnership relations between civil society, national governments and EU institutions". At the conference, around 150 participants from NGOs (Olja Homa, The Citizens’ Pact for South Eastern Europe), national governments and EU institutions discussed the position of the civil society in the Western Balkan countries, Eastern European ENP partner countries, Turkey and the Russian Federation, the involvement of the civil society in the implementation of EU projects, the monitoring of the implementation of EU policies and the possibilities of enhancing development aid effectiveness.   Read more...   Ljubljana Declaration Saturday, 12 April 2008 Policy recommendations to EU Institutions and national governments Bearing in mind that this Declaration is a common vision of civil society organisations participating at this Conference, irrespective of the State’s relations with the EU and recognising the diversity of each country’s civil society; Emphasizing that the creation of a sustainable triangle – civil society, the EU and national governments – is expected to be completed in due time; Civil society organisations from the countries of the Western Balkans, Turkey, the Eastern European Neighbourhood Policy region and the Russian Federation have gathered at Brdo, Slovenia, to call upon the EU Institutions and national governments to: Read more...

Visa facilitation for the Western Balkans Tuesday, 29 January 2008 The agreements on visa facilitation and readmission between the European Community and Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia enter into force on 1. January 2008. Visa facilitation will make travelling to the EU easier for citizens of Western Balkan countries, thus rendering the European perspective more tangible. It is also a first step towards the establishment of a visa-free regime. All travellers to the EU will benefit from lower visa fee rates. Visa fee rates will remain for all at the level of 35 €, when fees were recently increased for most countries in the world to 60 €, and certain categories such as students and pensioners will be exempted from visa fees. The processing of visa applications will be accelerated. For certain categories of persons, e.g. businessmen, students and journalists, the requirements on documents supporting a visa application will be simplified. Certain categories of frequent travellers will be granted multi-entry visas with long periods of validity. Finally, holders of diplomatic passports will be exempted from the visa obligation.   It should be noted that these agreements do not apply for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland, The Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway. You can read more about the new rules on visa facilitation here: http://www.europa.org.yu/code/navigate.php?Id=359   Forum “EU Integration – Local Task Forces in Action” Thursday, 20 December 2007 The Citizens’ Pact for Southeast Europe together with the Serbian European Integration Office, Office for European Affairs of Vojvodina and IKV Pax Christi  organized the “European Integration – Local Task Forces in Action”. Forum took place in the amphitheatre of SPENS in Novi Sad (Vojvodina, Serbia) on 4th and 5th December, 2007. This Forum was not of a seminar type that is  organised every week. The Forum was the beginning of a type of informal regional network of local communities which will work for European integration in the local context, and at the same time will challenge their own national government to enhance the reform processes. All participating municipalities, together with the local NGO's and citizens' initiatives, agreed to set up a Local Task Force for European Integration. The organisers of the Forum will provide assistance to these Task Forces  and will organise regular regional meetings to discuss the progress and learn from one another. Read more...   One year scholarship program sponsored by the Free State of Bavaria Thursday, 20 December 2007 The Bavarian Academic Centre for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (BAYHOST) would like to raise your attention to this call for applications to its annual scholar-ship program:   The Free State of Bavaria invites applications for its one-year scholarship program for students from Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe for the academic year 2008/09 via BAYHOST.   The Bavarian ministry for science, research and art is expected to sponsor scholarships for the academic year 2008/09. Graduates from Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and for the first time from the Ukraine are eligible to apply. The scholarships are meant to finance doctoral or postgraduate studies at Bavarian universities. One year scholarships can be extended twice for up to 3 years. Read more...