Events

How can we build a labor market that meets the real needs of people and the economy, while also responding to the demands of the digital age? How can migration become a development opportunity rather than an obstacle? What awaits us in a world of work that is changing faster than ever before? Will our jobs, skills, and…

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) marked its 100th anniversary in Sarajevo with an evening of both reflection and celebration. Together, we were honoring a century of commitment to democracy, social justice, and solidarity across Europe and the world.

How do young people in the Western Balkans remember the past — and how does that memory shape the way they see the present? These questions were at the heart of the In Youth Eyes: Western Balkans Youth Team 2025 program, organized by the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Dialogue Southeast…

This summer, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung continued its long-standing support for dialogue, and social awareness through culture, in collaboration with the Silver Frame Film Festival and its follow-up initiative, the Silver Frame Film Residency. Together, these two events bridged communities, generations, and creative…

Wrapping up the 3rd Sarajevo Security Conference, FES contributed by hosting a panel on one of the most pressing topics of today: critical raw materials and their importance for the Western Balkans, from a security perspective.

31st Sarajevo Film Festival marks the 5th year of cooperation between FES Dialogue Southeast Europe and this prestigious regional film event. As in the previous years, we are supporting the realization of the Dealing with the Past Program, as part of our commitment to an encompassing and respectful culture of…

Through films, discussions and socializing during the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, young people from all over the Western Balkans will be able to participate in the Dealing with the Past program.

We, the Friends of the Western Balkans (FoWB) – representatives of the European social democratic community, including members of national and European parliaments, political foundations, political parties and civil society organisations in the region – have convened for our seventh meeting in Ljubljana, with the aim…