3 November 2019 – Balkans Group organised the second round of training, part of the education program for the “Youth in Politics”. This training on new policy areas and skills was organised as a follow-up to the first round of the training which was held in June 2019. The first cohort of participants had a […]

24 July 2019 – The justice system in Kosovo remains far removed from the citizens. The fraught relationship between the judiciary and the public constitutes a major barrier to communicating justice to the people. Existing gaps in communication have significantly contributed to negative perceptions of citizens towards judicial institutions and the justice they serve. As […]

30 June 2019 – On 29 and 30 June 2019, Balkans Group organised the first edition of the training programme “Youth in Politics”. This component is part of a large project “Advancing Kosovo’s institutions, democratisation, and regional cooperation”. It seeks to offer young individuals and members of the political parties throughout Kosovo a chance to […]

June 5 2019 – 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 […]

26 February 2019 – Balkans Policy Research Group organised a roundtable on “Women Inclusion: Inequality of gender representation in politics and decision-making”. The policy dialogue event was organised to discuss and enhance the women inclusion in politics, institutions and decision-making on the basis of the findings of the BPRG’s recent Policy article “Women in Politics – […]

11 February 2019 – With the aim of strengthening Kosovo’s democracy, the latest article from Balkans Group “Women in Politics: Gender (In)Equality in Politics and Decision-making” reviews the unfavourable position of women and lack of represnetation in politics and the insitutions of the country. The Law on Gender Equality is intended to guarantee equal representation of both […]

7 February 2019 – Balkans Policy Research Group in cooperation with the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) organised the conference “Building Stronger States in South Eastern Europe: Strengthening the Rule of Law, Human Rights and Minority Protection”. In light of the newly launched Enlargement Strategy by the European Union for the Western Balkans, BPRG organised this […]

23 January 2019 – Balkans Policy Research Group (BPRG) launched a new project “Advancing Kosovo’s Institutions, Democratisation & Regional Cooperation” financed by The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The two-year project targets a broad range of stakeholders who can affect change, such as civil society, governments, political parties and media. The launch event was a […]

22 January 2019 – The Balkan Group launched the project “Advancing Kosovo Institutions, Democratization and Regional Cooperation”, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This two year project involves a wide range of stakeholders, such as governments, political parties, civil society and media, that will influence in social changes. This project aims to advance […]

12 December 2018 – To mark the launch of the ‘Youth in Politics’ component of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs funded project, Balkans Group together with the Norwegian Embassy organised a meeting which convened 35 youth representatives from political parties across different municipalities. The youth forum leaders from Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Self […]