16-17 March 2017 – Facilitated by the Balkans Group, political parties held a new round of the dialogue. This two-day round was held in Tirana. Dialogue during these two days helped enhancing understanding and improving cooperation between the government and opposition actors. Parties worked on moving forward the Roadmap and identifying priorities that require urgent […]
27 February 2017 – Balkans Group Senior Program Manager Jeton A. Rexha was part of the Expert Commission for the measurement of territory of the Republic of Kosovo. The Government of Kosovo appointed the expert commission in reaction to the massive and robust objection of the demarcation agreement with Montenegro by the opposition parties and […]
22 February 2017 – Balkans Group held a public debate intended to shape the right messaging against radicalisation and violent extremism. Our ‘Support for the Promise’ campaign offered a joint interactive platform, to share and discuss all relevant issues of concerns, role of the community in empowering local voices and messengers against radicalism and violent […]
23 February 2017 – Promoting, preventing and reporting of radicalisation among youth is an integral part of our ‘Support for the Promise’ campaign. Building coalitions of grassroots community activists supported us to expand the reach of the Amplifying Credible Voices network in at-risk communities. Public debates contributed to identify gaps and further strengthen coordination at […]
21 February 2017 – Our ‘Support for the Promise’ campaign continues. Representatives of civil society, municipal authorities, police, councils of students, parents and teachers, the Islamic Community, youth activists and ordinary citizens participated in an interactive discussion organized by the Balkans Group. Participants debated about conflicting views between the traditional Albanian culture and practicing of […]
16 November 2016 – Focus group discussion with mothers aged 45-65, aimed to encourage debate and influence social norms by promoting mechanisms for preventing and reporting cases of radicalism and violent extremism at all stages of development. The project’s aim is to encourage mothers to talk about extremism, raise their voice and report cases that […]
14 November 2016 – Today, Balkans Group held another focus group with youth aged 18-35, in Ferizaj. The aim was to raise awareness and knowledge among youth about the consequences of radicalism and the importance of countering violent extremism ideologies, both, in words and practice. Discussions reflected limited willingness of the participants to talk about […]
11 November 2016 – In Drenas parents aged 45-65 participated in focus group discussion hosted by Balkans Group. Encouragingly, parent were pleased to seek more information about the consequences of extremism and religious radicalism. The discussions elaborated ways on how parents can proactively take preventive measures against extremism and how they can enhance cooperation with […]
25 October 2016 – Today, we facilitated a new round of political dialogue with party leaders of five political parliamentary parties. Prime minister and the leader of the LDK, Isa Mustafa, the Speaker and the PDK leader Kadri Veseli, AAK leader Ramush Haradinaj, VV leader Visar Ymeri and NISMA leader Jakup Krasniqi accompanied by their […]
29 September 2016 – Balkans Group hosted a roundtable with civil society, media activists, members of the political parties and community in Presheva. The aim of this workshop was to discuss about the integration of the Albanian community in public institutions, their rights and challenges that affect them in the area of security healthcare, education, […]
