On 13th of December, Karl Renner Institute in Vienna hosted a round table titled “European Integration – An update on the Western Balkans”. The event gathered representatives from the Party of European Socialists, European Union, experts and organizations working in the region.
From 13th to 14th December 2019, FES Belgrade supported by FES Dialogue SOE regional office organized the second event foreseen by the Social-democratic Regional Women’s Leadership Academy in Belgrade.
On 11th of December, FES Tirana organized a discussion on three key topics from youth perspective titled „Education, Migration and EU Integration as the main youth and society challenges“.
Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Office for Peace and Cooperation in Europe (FES ROCPE) has launched an initiative to provide a platform for young women and men to formulate and discuss with decision-makers a vision for how a safer future in the OSCE area could…
From 24th to 25th of October, the Atlantic Council's Balkans Forward initiative and the Ohrid Group in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia, as well as the support of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, organized the first in line of annual strategy retreats titled Ohrid Dialogue.
On the 20th of November, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Dialogue Southeast Europe together with FES Brussels, in cooperation with the Initiative for Development and Cooperation and Center for Social Studies, organized an expert discussion on the topic of Enlargement Policy and Social Change in the Western Balkans.
On the 21st and 22nd of November, 2019, the Academia in Dialogue series continued with an event on Radical Political Engagement in Southeast Europe. Panteion University hosted the gathering, organized together by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Athens and Dialogue Southeast Europe offices.
On the 7th of November, the Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations and the Regional Cooperation Council organized a consultative project design workshop, aimed to gather innovative and evidence-based inputs on the design and implementation of the future Western Balkans Youth Labs project. The…
From 23rd to 27th of October, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, together with Female Leadership Academy, has organized the first Social-democratic Regional Women’s Leadership Academy in Ruma (Serbia). The event has gathered around 30 female participants from the Western Balkans intending to create lasting connections and…
From 29th to 31st of October, the Cooperation and Development Institute organized the 5th Tirana Connectivity Forum, in partnership with the Friedriich Ebert Stiftung, Hans Seidel Stiftung and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. The conference is also supported by the Western Balkans Summit, Regional Cooperation Council and…
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