CSF 2023: Western Balkans should increase investment in research and innovation up to 2% of GDP by 2030
The Civil Society and Think Tank Forum (CSF), as a part of the Berlin Process, is scheduled for 14 and 15 October in Tirana. The forum is...
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Insufficient fight against corruption haunting Albania as it heads into election
As is the case with other Western Balkan countries, Albania is heading into another election, scheduled for 25 April, with the issue of prevalent corruption...
How electoral reform in Albania got complicated again
On Thursday, 23 July, Parliament of Albania voted to adopt the agreement on electoral reform reached by the parties on 5 June. It should have...
Western Balkans media during COVID-19: Reporting on corruption became even harder
Media freedom represents a crucial element of a democracy and it has an even bigger role during extraordinary circumstances, one of them being the COVID-19...
Western Balkan countries dangerously close to electoral crises in 2020
The year 2019 began with the strong anti-government protests that shook Albania, Montenegro and Serbia. It is ending with mostly unsuccessful talks between government and...
Protests in the WB amidst democratic decline: Can the EU change its approach?
Democracy in Western Balkans is backsliding. Civil society, international organizations and independent experts have been reporting on unfair election practices, rising corruption, lack of accountability...
Alternative media: Overcoming lack of media freedoms in the Western Balkans?
The transformation of the media landscape in the Western Balkans (WB) is an open-ended process that can never be fully consolidated, a process that has...