Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Dialogue Southeast Europe

Kupreška 20, 71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

+387 33 711 540
+387 33 711 541
info.soe(at)fes.de

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Socio-Ecological Transformation in SEE
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Socio-Ecological Transformation in SEE

Our activities aim to foster a social-democratic understanding ofclimate and energy policies through various engagements. FES and its partnersstrive to highlight key social challenges and advocate for a sustainable and justapproach. More

Dealing with the past
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Dealing with the past

Art and culture are powerful tools in the promotion of peace and the advancement of equitable societies. Across the region, we collaborate with diverse creative platforms to inspire unity and bridge divides. Leveraging the medium of cinema, we engage with scholars, activists, artists, filmmakers, and youth, striving to foster genuine reconciliation in Southeast Europe. Learning from past experiences is what helps us have a better future and a respectful culture of remembrance. That is why we work on „Dealing with the Past. “ More

Youth Study SEE 2024/2024 – Independent but concerned
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Youth Study SEE 2024/2024 – Independent but concerned

This edition represents the third report for the Southeast European region, following publications in 2015 and 2018/2019. In this year’s study, 8,943 young people aged 14 to 29 were interviewed from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Greece, and Turkey. More

FES Dialogue Southeast Europe – An office for the region

Sarajevo – the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina – and the heart of the Balkans: Here, in the middle of the town, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) runs two offices: The country office for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the regional office Dialogue Southeast Europe. Walk with us through the work of Dialogue Southeast Europe in this video, and get to know us a bit better.

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After more than two decades of engagement in southeastern Europe, the FES recognizes that the challenges and problems still facing this region can best be resolved through a shared regional framework. Our commitment to advancing our core interests in democratic consolidation, social and economic justice and peace through regional cooperation, has since 2015 been strengthened by establishing an infrastructure to coordinate the FES' regional work out of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Regional Dialogue Southeast Europe (Dialogue SOE).

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Political Trends & Dynamics

By providing regular analysis and commentary on current affairs in Southeast Europe, Dialogue SOE aims to broaden the discourse on peace and stability while countering prevalent securitization narratives. 

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The FES operates individual country offices across the whole of southeastern Europe. Dialogue Southeast Europe cooperates closely with these offices to advance social democratic initiatives at the domestic and regional levels. For further information on the specific research, advocacy, and policy work of our colleagues, please contact directly our sister offices in Croatia/Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia/Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus.

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