Statement by Kosovan CSOs on Kosovo’s participation at the Summit for Democracy

Dear Ms. Kalathil and Mr. Escobar, We, the twenty-one undersigned representatives of pro-democracy civil society organizations from the Republic of Kosovo, write to you on behalf of our constituencies, in relation to the upcoming Summit for Democracy hosted by the U.S government on December 9-10. It was with great concern that we took note of […]

“Balkans Group organised the second 2021 Executive programme training “Youth in Politics: Governance and Political Systems; Policy and Skills Development Course”

26-28 October 2021 Balkans Group organised the second edition of the 2021 executive training programme “Youth in Politics: Governance and Political Systems”. Twenty Five young members of all parliamentary parties participated in an intensive four-day training of learning new topics and skills. The participants came from 16 different municipalities. The course included trainings from renowned […]

Public Call for Expression of Interest – Conceptualization and Production of short Videos

Balkans Policy Research Group (BPRG) is inviting production companies or individual experts to express their interest to offer video production service for the “Friends of the dialogue” campaign. This activity involves key experts and civil society figures in Kosovo and Serbia who will be part of a digital advocacy campaign in support of the Kosovo-Serbia […]

Balkans Group signed a MoU with the President of Kosovo and the Norwegian Embassy in Prishtina

The Ambassador Jens Erik Grøndahl, the President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani and the Executive Director of Balkans Policy Research Group Naim Rashiti, signed a Memorandum of Understanding. President Osmani praised the support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prishtina, which will through a Memorandum of Understanding provide the Office of the President with expertise in […]

Job Vacancy – Programme Director/Policy Editor

Title: Programme Director/Policy editor Status: Full Time Location: Prishtina, Kosovo Reporting to: Executive Director POSITION SUMMARY: Under the overall supervision of BPRG Executive Director and in close cooperation with the latter, the Programme Director/Policy editor will have the following responsibilities: RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead, supervise and edit the research and policy papers including but not limited to proofreading the content of […]

Call for applications for the executive program “Youth in politics: Governance and Political Systems” 2021

27 August 2021 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 […]

Balkans Group signed a MoU with the Assembly of Kosovo and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prishtina

6 Aug 2021 Norwegian Ambassador, Jens Erik Grøndahl, the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, Glauk Konjufca and the Executive Director of the Balkans Policy Research Group, Naim Rashiti, signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Through this MoU, the parties commit to cooperate on advancing Kosovo’s EU agenda and reforms, increasing the Assembly’s legislative […]

Job Vacancy / Senior Researcher/s

Title: SENIOR RESEARCHER(S) Status: Full time Location: Pristina – Kosovo Reporting to: Executive Director Balkans Group is seeking a Senior Researcher for implementing the three-year project. A component of this project aims to support the regional cooperation in Western Balkans, identify venues and agendas to enhance regional cooperation and Kosovo’s participation in regional initiatives. An […]

Internship opportunities – Research Intern/s

Title: Research Intern/s Status: Full Time – Paid Internship Location: Prishtina, Kosovo Reporting to: Project Manager POSITION SUMMARY: Under the overall supervision of BPRG Project Manager and Executive Director, Research Intern/s will conduct and help in researching and writing reports on policy developments, politics, security and governance, and regional issues. RESPONSIBILITIES: Research topics as needed by BPRG; Independent Desk […]

Albania: Impeachment of the President, Subject to the Meaning of “Serious Violation”

The new Balkans Group article “Albania: Impeachment of the President, subject to the meaning of “serious violation”, analyzes and outlines the potential scenarios following the impeachment of President Ilir Meta, voted in the Parliament of Albania on 9 June 2021. This unprecedented case is now subject of judicial review by the Constitutional Court.