Peace is more than just the absence of conflict. It involves creating conditions for sustainable coexistence through dialogue, understanding, and mutual respect. In post-conflict regions like the Western Balkans, normali ...
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ACCELERATING REGIONAL COOPERATION IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
On July 1, 2024, in Skopje, CIG in cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office reconvened a group of senior politicians from the Western Balkan countries to discuss the region's cooperation challenges, the future ...
PARTICIPATION OF POLITICAL ACTORS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN THE PROCESS OF EU INTEGRATION
On June 28, 2024, the Council for Inclusive Governance convened a group of senior officials from the main political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in Trebinje to discuss the involvement of political actors in th ...
BALKAN SENIOR PARTY OFFICIALS DISCUSS THE STATE OF EU INTEGRATION
In 2003, at the Thessaloniki Summit, the European Union (EU) announced a clear membership perspective for the Western Balkans. However, despite ongoing efforts, challenges have persisted, and apart from Croatia no other ...
PARLIAMENTS AND NORMALIZATION
To discuss the current state of affairs between Kosovo and Serbia and to explore ways on how could parliamentarians from both countries contribute to the normalization process, the Council for Inclusive Governance (CIG) ...
KOSOVO-SERBIA NORMALIZATION: LESSONS FROM THE 1972 GERMAN BASIC TREATY
On April 14, 2024, in Belgrade, the Council for Inclusive Governance (CIG) gathered a group of experts for a workshop to discuss the Kosovo-Serbia normalization process and lessons learned from the 1972 German Basic Trea ...
ENVISIONING A BETTER BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
On March 9, 2024, in Buna (near Mostar), the Council for Inclusive Governance (CIG) gathered a group of senior officials from major political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to explore visions for a better future ...
DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
The Western Balkans is not immune to the challenges to democracy frequently appearing in the democratic world. However, the region’s legacy of conflicts, specific political culture, and the influences from external autho ...
STEPS TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS BETWEEN KOSOVO AND SERBIA
The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and the Council for Inclusive Governance (CIG) convened another roundtable for senior officials of main political parties from Serbia and Kosovo. The discussions wer ...
A EUROPEAN WESTERN BALKANS BY 2030
The EU remains committed to its enlargement strategy for the six Western Balkan countries that could tentatively join the Union by 2030. EU’s $6 billion New Growth Plan for the Western Balkans grants the six countries ac ...
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