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Balkan Civil Society Development Network

NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: North Macedonia · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Balkan Civil Society Development Network appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

6
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€500,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Our Vision BCSDN envisions the Balkan region is part of the European Union and made up of inclusive and functioning democracies which offer an enabling environment for civil society, peace. Our Mission Protect and expand the civic space through evidence-based and collaborative policy influence on international, European, and national level. Our Goals 1.Advocating for the protection and expansion of civic…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 6 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA350%
European People's Party117%
Socialists & Democrats117%
The Left117%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2026).

2025
1
2026
5

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Thomas Waitz
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Lukas Mandl
1 meeting · EPP
Tineke Strik
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Sebastian Everding
1 meeting · The Left
Gordan Bosanac
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 6 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
5 Mar 2026Thomas WaitzEU accession
5 Mar 2026Kathleen van BremptCivil society in the Balkan countries
5 Mar 2026Tineke StrikGlobal Europe Regulation
5 Mar 2026Lukas MandlMFF 2028–2034 and Enlargement
3 Mar 2026Gordan BosanacState of play for the civil society sector in Western Balkans and the prospects of funding within the new MFF
4 Mar 2025Sebastian EverdingIntroduction meeting

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