Division lines, and the connecting points in them (IBM)

Within the technical dialogue facilitated by the European Union, in December 2011, Kosovo and Serbia reached the Agreement on Integrated Border Management, known by the acronym IBM. The agreement regulates cross-border cooperation, including joint crossing points, regular communication between police authorities, customs and other agencies. Reaching the agreement was made possible based on the legislation […]

Kosovo Judiciary’s Failure to Communicate to the Public

24 July 2019 – The justice system in Kosovo remains far removed from the citizens. The fraught relationship between the judiciary and the public constitutes a major barrier to communicating justice to the people. Existing gaps in communication have significantly contributed to negative perceptions of citizens towards judicial institutions and the justice they serve. As […]

Wider context of Belgrade-Pristina technical dialogue

Nearly 60 years of negotiations between various local administrations at the territory of former Yugoslavia about territorial impacts and infrastructure are relevant to inform technical dialog between Pristina and Belgrade. The key lesson learned over that long period is that (rare) deliberate external interventions into physical infrastructure made a profound impact to promote durable agreements […]

KSPAG Group organized third Steering Committee

10 July 2019 – The Kosovo Serbia Policy Advocacy Group (KSPAG) held its third Steering Committee meeting hosted by the Aktiv NGO in North Mitrovica. Members of the KSPAG consortium reviewed and discussed the activities and progress of the project ‘Promoting and Communicating Benefits of the Kosovo-Serbia EU Facilitated Dialogue’ funded by the European Union […]

Balkans Group launches the “Youth in Politics” training program

30 June 2019 – On 29 and 30 June 2019, Balkans Group organised the first edition of the training programme “Youth in Politics”. This component is part of a large project “Advancing Kosovo’s institutions, democratisation, and regional cooperation”. It seeks to offer young individuals and members of the political parties throughout Kosovo a chance to […]

Call for application for the training programme “Youth in politics”

June 5 2019 – Training programme “Youth in Politics” aims to train and build the capacities of young people active in political parties in Kosovo in areas such as rule of law, public policy, good governance, economic development and social policies, education policies, regional cooperation, etc. By gathering the youth of all political parties, this […]