Imer Mushkolaj Restoring the trust of citizens in the process, remains one of the biggest challenges that the continuation of the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue is facing. It is tough to convince citizens that the reached agreements will benefit them, when they are not being implemented in practice. From the very beginning, the process of the dialogue […]
Florentina Hajdari Hajra February 14th, has brought the most significant change in Kosovo’s political scene since the end of the war, and this change will undoubtedly affect Kosovo’s approach in relation to its neighbouring countries, especially towards Serbia. The almost – absolute power of a relatively new political party; which for 15 years has proclaimed […]
Visar Xhambazi The Kosovo-Serbia dialogue has commemorated a decade, and relative progress has been made in terms of improving the overall quality of life of citizens from both countries. However, the dialogue has not managed to find a path towards a final comprehensive agreement, with parties holding polarizing positions on how the dialogue should conclude. […]
Igor Marković The introduction of the Brussels Agreement in 2013, has raised hopes not only in terms of resolution of the Kosovo-Serbia dispute, but also by creating a maneuvering space for improvement of mutual relations in a rather challenging political environment of the Western Balkans. Although some of its clauses have been successfully implemented, six […]
01 July 2021 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 […]
25 June 2021 The Ambassador Jens Erik Grøndahl, the Minister of Defense Armend Mehaj and the Executive Director of Balkans Policy Research Group Naim Rashiti, signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The objective of this MoU, is to enhance the role of the Ministry of Defense in the framework of elevating peace and state-building agenda, through […]
09-12 June 2021 Balkans Group organised the first edition of the 2021 executive training programme “Youth in Politics: Governance and Political Systems”. Thirty 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 opening remarks were delivered by H.E […]
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 […]
06 May 2021- The 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 […]
Prishtina, 28 April 2021 Balkan Policy Research Group (BPRG) continues to offer its support to the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo in the key areas of state-building, by strengthening institutions and policy-making, reforms related to the European agendas, dialogue with Serbia and political cooperation. In the spirit of these efforts, the Balkans Group has […]
