BRUSSELS – EU’s mechanisms for tackling the rule of law reforms in the Western Balkans have been improved in the past several years, but an increased effort is still needed if the real changes are to take place, concluded the participants of the panel discussion “Assessing the EU’s rule book for the rule of law…
The infographic is prepared by Marika Djolai and Zoran Nechev and it is based on their BiEPAG policy brief “Bilateral Disputes conundrum: Accepting the past and finding solutions for the Western Balkans”, which is available at the following link: https://biepag.eu/2018/04/28/bilateral-disputes-conundrum-accepting-the-past-and-finding-solutions-for-the-western-balkans/
LONDON – At the margins of the London Summit, which will be held in the framework of the Berlin Process on July 9 and 10, at Chatham House, the British Royal Institute for International Affairs, an event dedicated to the Western Balkans titled “Beyond Berlin: What Does the Next Decade Hold for the Western Balkans?” will…
The present call for applicants seeks two research fellows to conduct a three months research stay at the University of Graz, Austria, between 1 December 2017 and 28 February 2018, assisting the research efforts of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), commissioned by the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB). As required in…
The Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) drafted a discussion paper The Future of the Berlin Process. The goal of this policy brief is to outline the most tangible outputs of the previous Western Balkan Summits, and to propose several structural changes that need to be introduced after the 2018 London Summit in order…
Main sources of current instability in the region and ways to mitigate them were elaborated during a lunch discussion, held in Brussels today, on the topic of BiEPAG’s recent report “The Crisis of Democracy in the Western Balkans. An Anatomy of Stabilitocracy and the Limits of EU Democracy Promotion”. The gathering was organised by Open…
One of the most prominent organizations dedicated to spreading freedom and democracy around the world, Freedom House, in cooperation with the European Fund for the Balkans and the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) organized a conference in Washington, D.C. “The transformation and stability in the Western Balkans”. What is the state of democracy…
The Atlantic Council in cooperation with the European Fund for the Balkans and the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) organised a conference “Balkan Troubles: The European Perspective and the Case for US Engagement” in Washington, D.C. The main topics of the conference were the role of the US in the current geopolitical relations…
On May 16, the Atlantic Council in partnership with the European Fund for the Balkans and the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) will host the conference “Balkan Troubles: The European Perspective and the Case for US Engagement” in Washington D.C. What are the main sources of instability in the Balkans and how a…
On May 15, Freedom House, Washington D.C., in partnership with the European Fund for the Balkans and the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) will host the conference “Transformation and Stability in the Western Balkans”. The main topic of discussion will be the future of the Western Balkans and the United States policy in…