The optimism after the Ohrid Agreement at the beginning of this year was short-lived, as it soon became clear that the EU and the US would have to apply more sticks and carrots to secure its implementation. The escalatio ...
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RESOLVING REMAINING DISPUTES IN THE REGION
Three decades after the wars in former Yugoslavia, the Western Balkans still suffers from disputes that endanger stability, hamper economic progress, and undermine regional cooperation. Two issues are particularly challe ...
KOSOVO AND SERBIA MPs DISCUSS IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTS
Bilateral disputes between Kosovo and Serbia harm their EU integration prospects and have repercussions for the region’s stability. The high level of mistrust between the parties and their increasing skepticism towards t ...
REGIONAL COOPERATION ON ENERGY IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
Energy transition is the most significant challenge for Western Balkans. The region primarily depends on fossil fuels, mostly coal, for energy. The energy transition is at its inception, and the focus of governments on r ...
BREAKING THE PRESENT IMPASSE AND VISIONING THE FUTURE
The Council for Inclusive Governance (CIG) in cooperation with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) convened a three-day roundtable discussion for a number of sen ...
WOMEN’S ROLE IN AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION
Gender issues remain a challenge for the region. They stem from the particular historical development of the region and could be found in almost any sphere: culture (patriarchal society), education, politics, environment ...
FOLLOWING THROUGH: ASSURING SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION
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 participants di ...
NEW DEAL, OLD TROUBLES
Hoping to help drive the implementation of the Ohrid Agreement in the right direction, the Council for Inclusive Governance (CIG) convened a group of political observers from Serbia and Kosovo for a discussion on changin ...
FOREIGN POLICY ALIGNMENT OF WESTERN BALKANS WITH EUROPEAN UNION
Since the Russian aggression in Ukraine on February 23, 2022, foreign policy alignment of the Western Balkans countries, all aspiring to join the Union, with EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) has become a ke ...
GENDER PERSPECTIVE AND WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN THE DIALOGUE ON NORMALIZATION
The Council for Inclusive Governance (CIG) organized on March 3, 2023, in Tirana, Albania, a roundtable for a group of representatives of political parties, members of parliaments, and civil society organizations from Se ...
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