Thirty civil society organizations and their partners from the Western Balkans region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro) have been awarded grants through the SELDI program...
The crisis of the representative democracy in Europe and the Western Balkans is becoming increasingly evident – voter turnout is declining, far-right trends are gaining popularity, and uncertainty regarding the...
The MCIC team recently organized a series of training sessions for pre-selected organizations invited to submit full applications in response to the regional Call for Proposals for the SELDI...
The increasingly fractious global geopolitical landscape has severely disrupted the EU integration reform agendas for good governance in the Western Balkans. The lack of a unified European geopolitical will and...
Serbia’s geopolitical position makes it a key battleground for influence between the West and authoritarian powers like Russia and China. While the EU remains Serbia’s largest trading partner and its...
Building on the Summit for Democracy’s Cohort on Anti-Corruption Policies and National Security, the Center for the Study of Democracy, SELDI and the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative held...
The Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC), on behalf of the Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity (SELDI), is launching the regional Call for Proposals for the SELDI...
Bulgaria is facing a critical juncture in its endeavors to uphold the rule of law. In 2023, administrative corruption reached alarming highs for a third time in the past two...
The SELDI initiative took part in the regional conference “Southeast Europe Together Against Corruption: Developing Regional Resilience” organized by the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative on 20 February 2024 in Sarajevo. During...
On December 6th and 7th, MCIC organized the 'Open Forum on Anti-Corruption' that took place at Holiday Inn in Skopje, marking the International Anti-Corruption Day. This event unfolded within the...
The inability to effectively punish high-level corruption, as well as the challenging task of dismantling intricate networks of state capture, have both proven to be major setbacks for many member...
Transparent and accountable public financial management is a key pillar of governance reform and of utmost importance for the provision of quality public services to citizens. However, countries that grapple...
