Events

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, together with partners from all over Europe, has been an integral part of the Civil Society dimension of the Berlin Process. On the fringes of the Western Balkans Summit in Paris, the FES put special emphasis on a Citizens’ Summit which tackled key questions from democratization to…

The second in a series of Activist Fora organized by Dialogue SOE was held in Skopje, Macedonia from June 22nd to 24th. The forum gathered again activists from the entire region: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania.

The FES hosted numerous teachers from four continents in the framework of the Center for Research and Documentation of Jewish Life in East and Central Europe's annual Summer academy in Berlin. This year's program focused on Jewish History in the Western Balkans.

The fifth edition of the Point conference was held this year in Banja Luka and Sarajevo during May 25 to 28. The four-day-conference was filled with engaging panels, discussions, presentations and lectures covering all overarching themes of the conference.

The Western Balkans Civil Society Fora are organized by a steering network of civil society organizations in Southeast Europe, comprising the European Fund for the Balkans, Erste Stiftung and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung amongst others.

On April 18th and 19th, 2016, the FES Regional Dialogue South East office convened an activist forum in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, entitled The “Social Dimension” of the Berlin Process: Grassroots Perspectives & Critiques. In attendance were grassroots and NGO activists from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia,…