Background
The EU has pledged to continue membership negotiations with countries in the Western Balkans. But the region faces many challenges, including lack of progress in restructuring the economic model to ensure that all countries are functioning market economies driven by export and investments rather than import and consumption. Improving connectivity in the Western Balkans is also a key factor, not only in boosting economic growth and fostering job opportunities for youth but also in forging better neighborly relations with the EU, despite the perils of radicalization. Is the long road to membership a vision or a reality?
Programme
- EU membership: the long road from vision to reality
- Attracting business and investments by boosting regional connectivity
- Migration, youth, jobs and the perils of radicalization
Deadline: 7 December 2016