Regional cooperation:

Apply for : Western Balkans Fellowship Programme at the Austrian Parliament
We are looking for the 6 best applicants from the WB6 National Parliaments, who want to shape the regional and European collaboration by using their knowledge and enthusiasm in applying the best practices in the process of administrative reform
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Contribution by FES SOE to the Social Dimension Initiative: Social Rights are Fundamental Rights
The countries of the Western Balkans (WB) are facing enormous social challenges, including poverty and inequality, widespread joblessness, and precarious employment...
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BiEPAG with a policy response and key recommendations to tackling the COVID-19 crisis in the Western Balkans
The global COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken by governments around the world constitute a major rupture to the “business as usual”, and this includes the Western Balkans, too. The pandemic has been overshadowing other developments while also accelerating existing trends, and it will continue to do so.
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[EWB Interview] Tomanić: Consequences of state capture in WB are now clearer than ever
Author: Nikola Burazer
Source: EWB
EU integration of the Western Balkans, the new enlargement methodology and whether it can strengthen the EU
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EFB in support of the live debate “Environmental Movements in the Balkans” at the first Balkan Trafik Digital edition
The global outbreak of the #Covid19 has postponed the Balkan Trafik Festival to autumn 2020, but the European Fund for the Balkans is still on board and pleased to support the organizers in hosting the first Balkan Trafik 360° Digital edition.
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BiEPAG Experts at the Western Balkans Think Tank Forum in Skopje, 8-10 of March, 2020
The Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis“ Skopje (IDSCS) together with the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) Sofia will
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Promotion of the book
The promotion of the book "When the Serbs and the Albanians Loved Each Other" was held on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Media Center in Belgrade.
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Signed MoU for close cooperation on the Social Dimension Initiative - EFB, FES and ASB
On January 15th 2020, the European Fund for the Balkans signed a Cooperation Agreement with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Dialogue Southeast Europe and
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Interview with the Executive Director Aleksandra Tomanic for EurActiv Serbia
Interview with the Executive Director Aleksandra Tomanic for EurActiv Serbia
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The process of democratisation and Europeanisation is not possible without the Western Balkan civil society
Representatives of the European Fund for the Balkans’ (EFB) and its Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) took part in the meetings
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The Civil Society Forum of the Western Balkans (CSF WB) will present its policy inputs and recommendations at the Western Balkans Summit in Poznan
The Civil Society Forum of the Western Balkans (CSF WB) as an intiative coordinated by the European Fund for the Balkans will be part of this
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EFB at Impact 2019 Conference, February 19-20, 2019, Belgrade
After Impact 2018, the European Fund for the Balkans supported the organization of the second 2019 edition of this conference (February 19 –
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Wieslaw Tarka, Coordinator of the Poznan Summit: It is important to listen to the civil society
The Civil Society Forum of the Western Balkans roundtable “Looking forward to Poznan Summit” took place yesterday in Belgrade. It was an
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22.01.2019 Regional cooperation
CSF roundtable discussion “Looking forward to Poznan Summit”,January 24, 2019
European Fund for the Balkans as a coordinator of the work of the Civil Society Forum of the Western Balkans in close cooperation with the European
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09.07.2018 Regional cooperation
Western Balkans Summit: Civil Society at the Foreign Ministers' Conference
In the framework of this year’s Western Balkans Summit in London, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has organised the Foreign
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The London Summit topics (3): Legacy Issues
Solving Open Issues in the Western Balkans – Civil Society’s Standpoint
The extremely slow pace of bilateral disputes
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The London Summit Topics (2): Gender Issues
Gender Equality in the Western Balkans: In Search of New and Inclusive Policies
The policy brief Gender Equality in the Western Balkans: In
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The London Summit topics (1): Economic Stability Issues
Digital Frontier – A Way Forward
Europe faces a number of challenges that can be overcome only by an innovative, digitally savvy and
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Ensuring the impact of the Western Balkans civil society on the regional processes
The idea of participatory democracy pertains to involvement of the civil society – think tanks, activist organisations and other actors –
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The Civil Society Forum – Preparation of the London Summit
Representatives of regional think tanks and activist organizations gathered on April 26 and 27 in Vienna, as part of preparation of the 2018 Western
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