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Western Balkans Six Countries are negotiating free movement with ID cards for citizens of Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Serbia within the Berlin Process. Balkans Group strongly advocates for enhancing regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations, promoting the rights of citizens within the WB6 countries to move freely, increasing cross-border cooperation, enabling […]

Visa regime for Kosovo: Will the EU end this long suffering?

Balkans Group’s new policy report Visa regime for Kosovo: Will the EU end this long suffering? offers detailed analysis and information about the process of visa liberalisation for Kosovo and argues that the EU’s delays in approving it are completely unjustifiable. In the last decade, Kosovo has achieved notable progress in fulfilling a long list of requirements […]

Balkans Group organised two study visits for the “Youth in Politics”

03 October 2022 As part of the Executive Program “Youth in politics”, the Balkans Group organized two study visits to the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo. First, youngsters visited the Constitutional Court, where they met with the judges, Mrs. Selvete Gërxhaliu Krasniqi and Mr. Nexhmi Rexhepi, who during their presentation discussed the role and […]

Balkans Group organised the third edition of the 2022 Executive Programme “Youth in Politics”

Balkans Group organised the third edition of the 2022 Executive Programme “Youth in Politics: Governance and Political Systems”. Young members of all parliamentary parties were part of this intensive training of learning new topics and skills. The opening remarks were delivered by Mr. Richard Le Vay, Head of Internal Politics and Communications at the Embassy […]

Balkans Group published the policy analysis on the Kosovo Security Council: Reforming the Secretariat or establishing a Security Agency

27 September 2022 The Balkans Group published the policy analysis on the Kosovo Security Council: Reforming the Secretariat or establishing a Security Agency. This analysis provides an overview of the problems that prevent the full and proper functioning of the Kosovo Security Council and recommendations for legal and structural changes that would improve its functioning. […]

Constitution of Kosovo: A Comprehensive Review & Legal Analysis

Balkans Group’s new policy report Constitution of Kosovo: A Comprehensive Review & Legal Analysis offers a thorough analysis of constitutional matters related to the system of laws, the functioning of institutions, and the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court. This legal analysis identifies gaps and recommends a variety of options for future amendments, based on case law, Venice Commission […]

Call for applications for the executive program “Youth in politics: Governance and Political Systems; Public Policy and Skills Training” 2022

24 August 2022 The training program “Youth in politics: Governance and Political Systems” 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 […]