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    Civil Society Forum Skopje 2018

    Coming back to Skopje after two years, an interim edition of the Civil Society Forum (CSF) was held in the Macedonian capital on 7-9 October 2018. The...

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    The Western Balkans and the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council

    Romania's presidency over the EU Council comes during a crucial period that will include the end of the United Kingdom's membership in March 2019,...

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    Academia in Dialogue: Political Culture in the Western Balkans

    The ‘Academia in Dialogue’ series was continued in Sarajevo on 21-22 September 2018 with a workshop dealing with political culture in the Western...

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Dialogue Southeast Europe

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Talk Real Series
Featured Project

Talk Real Series

Progressive politics often start at the grassroots. Examining social challenges in Southeast Europe from this perspective, we have produced a web-based talk show "Talk Real" together with European Alternatives. Shot during regional meetings of activists, each episode explores local challenges in conversation with actors from those communities. more

#EqualityMatters!
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#EqualityMatters!

Our work on inequality aims to highlight the disadvantages many face in treatment, opportunity and shares in income and wealth as well as in public service delivery. Looking at the ways in which inequality is mitigated through policy reforms, we provide recommendations in the fields of employment policy, tax and transfer systems, and education. more

Political Trends & Dynamics
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Political Trends & Dynamics

By providing regular analysis and commentary on current affairs in Southeast Europe, Dialogue SOE aims to broaden the discourse on peace and stability while countering prevalent securitization narratives. This involves a comprehensive understanding of human security, including structural sources of conflict. more

Dialogue Southeast Europe

After more than two decades of engagement in southeastern Europe, the FES recognizes that the challenges and problems still facing this region can best be resolved through a shared regional framework. Our commitment to advancing our core interests in democratic consolidation, social and economic justice and peace through regional cooperation, has since 2015 been strengthened by establishing an infrastructure to coordinate the FES' regional work out of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Regional Dialogue Southeast Europe (Dialogue SOE).

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Offices in the Region

The FES operates individual country offices across the whole of southeastern Europe. Dialogue Southeast Europe cooperates closely with these offices to advance social democratic initiatives at the domestic and regional levels. For further information on the specific research, advocacy, and policy work of our colleagues, please contact directly our sister offices in Croatia/Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia/Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus.

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