Job Vacancy – Constitutional Law Expert(s)

Vacancy – Constitutional Law Expert(s) Title: Constitutional Law Expert/Consultant Status: Full time                          Location: Prishtina – Kosovo Reporting to: Executive Director Balkans Group is seeking a Constitutional Law Expert/Consultant for providing analysis and a legal review of the Constitution of Kosovo. The role would include identifying constitutional gaps and proposing a constitutional design suited to the […]

Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans

The new Balkans Group policy report “Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans” presents a comparative analysis of the Regional Economic Area, the so-called “mini-Schengen” and the Common Regional Market. Many regional initiatives have been built up in the Western Balkans over the past years, and they continue to pop up every few years. However, their structures remain weak, vulnerable […]

Balkans Policy Research Group launched the new project

8 February 2021 Balkans Group launched the new project “Elevate peace & state-building agenda and advancing European agenda” financed by The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.” funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project aims to elevate peace, state-building and the European agenda for Kosovo, through reconciliation, comprehensive policy-making, expertise, increased political and […]

“Gender Equality in Kosovo: Empowering Women and girls – “A call for change”

Through this project BPRG will provide an opportunity for all leaders, elected men and women, important public figures, ombudsperson, constitutional courts and other institutions, local actors and personalities and international supporters to be a major part in the locally led campaign and forum to promote the change of the quota. This project aims at providing […]

Kosovo’s Constitutional Court Review and Snap Elections: Legal Analysis, and Scenarios

The latest Balkans Group article “Kosovo’s Constitutional Court Review and Snap Elections: Legal Analysis, and Scenarios”, outlines the possible scenarios following the ruling of the Constitutional Court which found that the election of the government of Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti did not receive a majority following the invalidity of one of the 61 votes in […]

Kosovo’s Constitutional Court Review and Snap Elections: Legal Analysis, and Scenarios

The latest Balkans Group article “Kosovo’s Constitutional Court Review and Snap Elections: Legal Analysis, and Scenarios”, outlines the possible scenarios following the ruling of the Constitutional Court which found that the election of the government of Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti did not receive a majority following the invalidity of one of the 61 votes in […]

Essay Competition Winners

Balkans Group is pleased to announce the winners of the Essay Competition. The competition (open to members from 16-30 years old) gave students the opportunity to share their views on a variety of issues affecting the representation of women in decision making positions and the gender quota as set out by the Law on General […]

The Albanian Geopolitical Factor in the Western Balkans

The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) in cooperation with the Balkans Policy Research Group (BPRG) and the European Policy Institute (EPI) published a survey report which investigates the role and potential of the Albanian geopolitical factor in Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo. In each of these countries, ethnic Albanian political, cultural and economic elites […]

The Albanian Geopolitical Factor in the Western Balkans

The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) in cooperation with the Balkans Policy Research Group (BPRG) and the European Policy Institute (EPI) published a survey report which investigates the role and potential of the Albanian geopolitical factor in Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo. In each of these countries, ethnic Albanian political, cultural and economic elites […]