The Danube Civil Society Forum (DCSF) is foreseen in the Action Plan of the EU Commission for the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in 4th pillar „Strengthening the Danube Region“ as the platform for Civil Society cooperation, opinion and capacity building, as well as networking the Danube Region.
While the DCSF acted in close cooperation and in consensus with the responsible EU institutions, the Danube Civil Society Forum is a self-organized and independent NGO structure.
The Danube Civil Society Forum is the platform for civil society dialogue and networking in the Danube basin under the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). It functions as the interface for structured consultations between civil society and public and private authorities on the regional, national and EU level as well as to international and intergovernmental organisations active in the region.
The Danube Civil Society Forum is dedicated to support civil society organisations in the Danube basin. It aims to promote and enhance civil society participation and networking in the framework of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region.
The Forum is registered under the Austrian law. It has 112 members; 74 regular members and 38 observers as of 1st August 2011.
Bank account: FOSTER EUROPE, Projektkonto DCSF
IBAN: AT073300000001118702
BIC: RLBBAT2E
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Call for Participation in the DCSF
The Danube Civil Society Forum is open to new members. Interested NGOs and experts are invited to participate and/or cooperate in one of DCSF WGs or programs.
Membership
The DCSF is determined to be open, inclusive and transparent. Membership in the DCSF is open to all NGOs who adhere to the Eisenstadt principles of civil society in the Danube Region, who work in the Danube region, have a track record of competence and experience and who are able to contribute to the thematic aspects of the Danube Strategy (DS). Membership and any position with the DCSF are open to NGO representatives from all countries participating in the DCSF (EU-members, candidate states and non member states).
A special associate membership (Partnership) can be granted to NGOs and organisations who seek to cooperate with the DCSF or special working groups of the DCSF but are not able/willing to become fully fledged members.
All interested NGOs and civil society actors in the Danube basin are invited to join our network.
To join our network please fill out first the registration form.
News
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The Slovak Spectator: Tapping the Danube’s unused potential
Follow an interesting interview with the Danube Participation Days 2016 presenter Juraj Corba : http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20358755/tapping-the-danubes-unused-potential.html?ref=av-center&piano_t=1
DCSF Team
– 29. November 2016 - 9:03 -
Invitation: Rural Parliaments Slovakia
Representatives of the Workshop 3 Social Innovation from the Danube Participation Days would like to ivite you to join the Rural Days in Slovakia. The language spoken at the event is Slovak. For any further information, please see the attachements or contact: Mária Behanovská, mbehanovska@stonline.sk, tel. 0915 446 538
DEŇ VIDIEKA
DCSF Team
– 15. November 2016 - 11:10 -
Macro-regional strategies in changing times EUSBSR, EUSDR, EUSALP and EUSAIR headed towards the future together
In October 2016, Interact presented a new publication which brings together all four EU macro-regional strategies– EUSBSR, EUSDR, EUSALP and EUSAIR .
For more detailed information on this publication please follow this link.
http://www.interact-eu.net/#o=news/all-4-macro-regional-strategies-one-publication
DCSF Team
– 10. November 2016 - 13:11 -
Success Stories from the Danube Region
Don´t forget to download the publication Success Stories from the Danube Region .
http://danube-region.eu/communication/success-stories
DCSF Team
– 9. November 2016 - 9:43 -
Joint Statement of Ministers responsible for Research and Innovation of the participating countries of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region
Please find the link for the Joint Statement of Ministers responsible for Research and Innovation of the participating countries of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region adopted by the Ministers responsible for research and innovation of the Danube Region countries.
http://danube-region.eu/communication/news/616587-joint-statement-of-ministers-responsible-for-research-and-innovation
DCSF Team
– 9. November 2016 - 9:40