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EFB 15th Anniversary in Belgrade

September 27th in Belgrade was all about the EFB 15. The European Fund for the Balkans gathered its friends, partners, alumni, beneficiaries and
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EFB Statement on BiEPAG's Member Jovana Marović denied entry to Serbia, 24.08.2023 

The European Fund for the Balkans wants to condemn the undertaken action of the Serbian authorities towards our Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory
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Public Presentation of the BiEPAG policy brief on regional cooperation in Tirana, June 9th, 2023

The policy forum organised by Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group and IDM Albania on June 9th in Tirana, was an opportunity to present the
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Premiere of the BiEPAG podcast Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, Episode 1

The premiere of the first podcast episode of the BiEPAG podcast series is hosted by Florian Bieber (BiEPAG's Coordinator, Director of Centre for
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Apply for the 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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Upcoming event: Do the Dutch support EU enlargement with the Western Balkans?, November 25th, 2022

The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB), Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), Clingendael Institute and d|part are organizing the event Do the Dutch support EU enlargement with the Western Balkans? on Friday 25 November 2022 at Huys Clingendael. The event will also be livestreamed on You Tube.
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Upcoming online discussion: (Too) Many Proposals, Little Hope? How to Make Enlargement Work

The Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), the European Fund for the Balkans, and the Southeast Europe Association (SOG) are organising the online discussion on different proposals to reinvigorate EU enlargement, which are currently being discussed in the public. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine strongly altered the geostrategic positioning and relevance of the European Union, and evoked a new sense of urgency and importance of EU enlargement among member states. With the recent granting of candidate status to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, it is high time to discuss the effectiveness of the enlargement process and of different proposals to reform it. Our panelists will present and discuss different proposal, ranging from ESI’s proposal to the “Staged Accession” proposal, developed by a group of think tankers, to the most recent mentioning of the French President Emmanuel Macron of a so-called “European Political Community”. What is in there, how feasible are these models, how do the different models relate to each other, and who would support/oppose them and why are some of the questions we will focus on in this debate.
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Challenges and options for the Czech Presidency: Western Balkans remains high on the agenda

The discussion "Implications of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine for the Western Balkans: Challenges and options for the Czech Presidency” was organised by the the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) and the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM on May 11, 2022 in Prague.
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Focus on the Western Balkans: Hopes, setbacks, new perspectives and the impact of the Ukraine war on the region

On the initiative of the Secretary General Mr. Harald Dossi, the Austrian Parliament is organizing a discussion in cooperation with the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group. The event "The Western Balkans in Focus: Hopes, Setbacks, New Perspectives and the Effects of the Ukraine War on the Region" is scheduled for Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 6:00 p.m.  
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Media Briefing on the public opinion analysis on citizens’ perception about the European Union, External Actors and Trust: Focus on North Macedonia

The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) organized a closed media event and a briefing with the journalists in order to present the main takeaways
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BiEPAG Event: “Outta trust? (Post-)pandemic trust and democratic resilience in the Balkans”

Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group and the CEU Democracy Institute and the will jointly organize the online launch of the new BiEPAG policy
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Upcoming Event: What next for Europe and the Western Balkans?

6 December, 2021 15:00-16:30 London / 16:00-17:30 Brussels Zoom Webinar Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) in partnership with the
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Policy Brief: Escaping the Transactional Trap: The way forward for EU Enlargement

Citizens of countries in the Western Balkans are still, overall, positive about the prospects of their countries joining the European Union. However, the path to EU membership is a long one and at the moment the people in the Balkans are caught between a rock and a hard place.
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Key takeaways from the Thessaloniki gathering of EFB, BiEPAG and guests

The EFB/BiEPAG retreat, which was organised in Thessaloniki, Greece on October 7-9, 2021 was held as a closed event under the Chatham House Rule.
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Promotion of the latest BiEPAG policy brief “Bouncing back: Completing the EU unification process”

The European Fund for the Balkans in cooperation with the Foreign Policy Forum from Zagreb will organize the presentation of the latest Balkans in
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New BiEPAG’s policy brief – Why the Balkans’ collective action problem might be easier to break than we think by Tena Prelec and Jovana Marovic

New BiEPAG’s policy brief – Why the Balkans’ collective action problem might be easier to break than we think by Tena Prelec and Jovana Marovic
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Panel Discussion: Unleashing the potential for change through civic movements and initiatives – What can the latest developments in Serbia tell us

The European Fund for the Balkans together with its Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) and Engaged Democracy Initiative (EDI) is
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The complete EFB’s opinion survey “The Western Balkans in times of Pandemic” is available for the public

The complete EFB’s opinion survey “The Western Balkans in times of Pandemic” is available for the public
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Interview with our Executive Director in the International Newsletter of King Baudouin Foundation

The latest International newsletter of one of our founding organisations King Baudouin Foundation is featuring the interview with our executive
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BiEPAG new policy briefs based on public opinion about Conspiracy Theories and the EU integration in the Western Balkans

Our experts from the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) have published two policy briefs, one focused on conspiracy
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