The Balkans Policy Research Group (BPRG) celebrates its 10th anniversary. With ongoing efforts to support peace, strengthening of institutions, state building, democratic consolidation, and advancing the European agenda for Kosovo and the rest of the Western Balkans, the Balkans Group has built a reputation as a regional leader. We have developed an unmatched level of […]
Pristina, July 16, 2024 The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, met today with the Swedish Ambassador to Kosovo, Jonas Westerlund, the head of SIDA in Kosovo, Henrik Riby, and the Executive Director of the Balkans Group, Naim Rashiti. Prime Minister Kurti congratulated Ambassador Westerlund on the successful beginning of Sweden’s NATO […]
Balkans Group signed a cooperation agreement with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency – Sida, to support the project Elevate Peace, state-building agenda, and advancing the European Agenda. The project aims to strengthen institutions, provide expert support, advance the dialogue and support for peace, inclusive policymaking for the state-building agendas, enhance regional cooperation, and implementation […]
Balkans Group organised a series of events aimed at promoting and supporting dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Within our platform, the Western Balkans Policy Forum, we organised the conference “Dialogue with Serbia: Lessons from the Past for the Future of the Process.” The conference brought Baroness Catherine Ashton and Ambassador Philip Reeker, the facilitators of […]
11-13 May 2023, Prishtina, Kosovo Balkans Group, in cooperation with the Foundation BFPE for a Responsible Society and Atlantic Council, organised the Balkan Dialogues Initiative conference, under the framework of the Western Balkans Policy Forum. Within the Western Balkans Policy Forum, this conference successfully served as a platform for engaging dialogue and collaboration among key […]
Right before German Chancellor Olaf Scholz resumes the Berlin Process in early November 2022, Balkans Group’s new policy report – The Relaunch of the Berlin Process for the Western Balkans: Making its Objectives more Ambitious, provides a comprehensive analysis of the Berlin process. Building on its successes and drawbacks the analyses seek to establish a new blueprint for […]
Western Balkans Six Countries are negotiating free movement with ID cards for citizens of Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Serbia within the Berlin Process. Balkans Group strongly advocates for enhancing regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations, promoting the rights of citizens within the WB6 countries to move freely, increasing cross-border cooperation, enabling […]
20-21 June 2022 Balkans Group organized an exchange event of prominent civil society representatives of Serbia and Kosovo on 20-21 June 2022, in Prishtina, Kosovo. Stemming from Balkans Group pillar of ‘Advancing Regional Cooperation & Good Neighbourly Relations’, this event aimed at setting the foundation for regular exchanges of various groups of interest between the […]
26 & 27 May 2022, Tirana Balkans Group organized a two-day workshop “Kosovo in regional initiatives: Calendar of the agendas and the working plan”. This workshop brought together representatives of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), and officials from line ministries, namely Contact Points of the regional cooperation agendas, particularly of the Common Regional […]
30 March 2022 Balkans Group held the latest workshop “Kosovo in Regional Initiatives: Institutional Framework and Coordination”. This workshop aimed at strengthening the institutional framework and coordination to effectively address all issues related to regional cooperation agendas. During the workshop, the participants reviewed several monitoring, reporting and communication mechanisms. These mechanisms are critical for increasing […]
