Event News Social Democratic Politics and Values Interview with Dr. Ralf Melzer: "The EU must keep the promises it made" 20.12.2021 Peter Scherrer spoke with FES Dialogue SOE Head of Office, Dr. Ralf Melzer on the current developments and existing cooperation among the Western Balkan Countries Dr. Ralf Melzer is heading the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's regional office Dialogue Southeast Europe in Sarajevo since June 2020. The foundation accompanies the transition and development process in the EU candidate countries Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia in a variety of ways. In its projects, the German foundation works across borders with politicians, representatives of civil society, clubs, associations, unions, the media, etc. In an interview with Peter Scherrer, Dr. Melzer explains how the countries in the Western Balkans cooperate, what political constitution they are in and what the European Union must do to give people in Southeastern Europe a credible perspective. Source: Europa Blog Full video interview is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLo7KvEHBio
