Anesa Omeragic, Author at Think For Europe

Governments in the WB still do not provide adequate information on their achievements: First results from PAR Monitor 2019/2020

15/05/2020 in News /by Anesa Omeragic

This PAR Monitor cycle enables the comparison of trends against the baseline results of the PAR Monitor for 2017/2018 and indicates slight progress at best in the WB generally. Though governments are a bit more diligent in reporting on their work and on the implementation of central planning documents, there has been little change in […]

Proactive informing from public authorities is still at a low level in the Western Balkans: First results from PAR Monitor 2019/2020

15/05/2020 in News /by Anesa Omeragic

The same as in the PAR Monitor 2017/2018, the information published by national authorities was assessed on a sample of seven institutions and against same key criteria which enables comparison of results over time: completeness of information, whether available information was up-to-date, the accessibility of information, and the citizen-friendliness of its presentation. Overall, countries scored […]

Western Balkans’ Euro-Atlantic perspective revived

05/05/2020 in News, Other Policy Products, Research analysis /by Anesa Omeragic

Five months later and the continent is overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic – by the German Chancellor dubbed as“the biggest challenge since World War II.” This crisis tests the values, norms and partnerships between countries. As all brace for the impact, Western Balkan countries remain subject to regulatory limitations on purchasing much-needed protective equipment from […]

Looking ahead at the future of EU enlargement

23/04/2020 in News /by Anesa Omeragic

23 April 2020 – “The Zagreb Summit: a moment of decisions for the EU enlargement?” event was organised today in collaboration with the Think for Europe Network (TEN) and the Clingendael Institute. The aim of the event was to provide a better understanding of the current state of the EU enlargement policy and to facilitate […]

Event announcement – “The Zagreb Summit: A moment of decisions for EU Enlargement?”

09/04/2020 in News /by Anesa Omeragic

Date: 23 April 2020Time: 16.00 – 17.00 Will the Zagreb Summit provide new momentum in the EU accession process? Can we expect actual negotiations with Albania and North-Macedonia to begin soon? And will the revised enlargement methodology lead to a more effective accession process? This webinar aims to give you a better understanding of the current […]

Recognise the benefits of integrating the rest of the Balkans into the EU

19/03/2020 in News /by Anesa Omeragic

This article is originally published in a Danish newspaper “Magazinet Europa” It’s telling that the most important milestones of the EU’s enlargement policy are closely tied to Denmark. In 1993, the “Copenhagen criteria”, which set the conditions for EU aspirants, were defined by the EU Council, then headed by Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen […]

Europeans who make a difference and inspire us all

12/03/2020 in News /by Anesa Omeragic

This text is previously published on the EEAS website. During my recent visits to the Western Balkans, I had the opportunity to meet exceptional and impressive people from all walks of life. Focus usually lies on my meetings with political leaders. But now I want to highlight the exchanges I had with the people of […]

Human Rights Defenders in the Western Balkans:

03/03/2020 in Other, Research analysis /by Anesa Omeragic

This report explores the challenges and position of human rights defenders (HRDs) in the region and offers abroad range of recommendations to national authorities, the international community, media and HRDs themselves. Having interviewed 100 HRDs for the purpose of this report, it represents one of the most prolific and detailed on-the-ground studies of their position […]

WeBER 2.0

03/03/2020 in Projects /by Anesa Omeragic

Six organisations from the Western Balkans, members of the Think for Europe – TEN Network, coordinated by the European Policy Centre (CEP), in partnership with the European Policy Centre – EPC from Brussels, and with financial support from the European Commission, will continue their work with a goal to further empower civil society organisations in the Western Balkans […]

Making a Future Together: EU and the Western Balkans from the Youth Perspective