Prishtina, 29 April 2021 The Ambassador Jens Erik Grøndahl, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo Albin Kurti and the Executive Director of Balkans Policy Research Group Naim Rashiti, signed a memorandum of understanding in a ceremony organized by the Prime Minister’s office. This Memorandum of Understanding aims to support the Government of Kosovo, […]
30 March 2021 Balkans Group has published the policy report “Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans”. This report presents an analysis of the most debated and unfolding agendas on regional cooperation: the Regional Economic Area, the so-called “mini-Schengen” and the Common Regional Market. The countries of the Western Balkan Six share the ambition of joining […]
“Identifying the best ways to approach regional cooperation in the Western Balkans 29 March 2021 Balkans Group organized a roundtable with members of civil society and experts of the field, to support the delivery of the component “Advancing Regional Cooperation & Good Neighborly Relations”. This component aims to identify the best ways to approach regional […]
16 March 2021 The latest article on Women in Politics presents data on women’s representation in local institutions and enterprises. Following the deep gender gap in politics and governance at the central level, an under-representation of women is evident at the local level as well, where men hold all but a few of leading positions. […]
18 March 2021 The new Policy Article on gender representation: Women in Politics III: Gender Representation at Local Level presents data with respect to gender representation at the local level, in different sectors and regions where the targeted institutions and enterprises are located. The data presented in this report show that men hold higher positions […]
16 March 2021 Balkans Group held the launch event for the dialogue-info.com on 16 March 2021, which is a platform dedicated to informing citizens on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue and the reached agreements. Deputy Ambassador of Norway to Kosovo was present in this launch event, where she spoke about the importance of this platform, as a project […]
Loresa Statovci, Winner of the Essay Competition Imagine living in a country in Southeastern Europe, with an estimated population of 1.8 million people. This is a developing, post-conflict country with youth composing the majority of population (53% of the population being under 25 years old). You want to be a policymaker, as such, you completed […]
“The aim of having more women in politics does not mean fewer men in politics, but having a society that is more equal to all.” Artmir Ibra, Winner of the Essay Competition I For a society to gain empowerment, development and equality for women and men, it should offer opportunities for improvement of the […]
Ndriqim Imeri, Winner of the Essay Competition When one’s writes on the role and influences that women representing Kosovo people have, it’s impossible to miss the historical perspective. Unfortunately, the historical discrimination of women was and remains one of the biggest and longest crises of humanity, not just in our society but around the world. […]
Terms of Reference (ToR) for Consultancy Services EU Integration Reforms Indicators Background Balkans Policy Research Group (BPRG) is implementing the project “Elevate peace & state building agenda, and advancing European agenda”, funded by The Norwegian Embassy in Kosovo. In the regional context, Balkans Group is focused on supporting the EU related agendas – implementation of the Stabilization […]
