Loccum – ESI takes part in a workshop on the Western Balkans

Photo: Protestant Academy Loccum. 

From 22 to 24 November 2024, ESI senior analyst Adnan Cerimagic participated in a workshop titled “New Wind in Europe’s Western Balkan Policy? Shaping the Meantime to Accession by Regional Initiatives,” organised by the Protestant Academy Loccum.

Adnan delivered the keynote address in the session “Mapping the EU Policy Landscape in the Western Balkans – What is New, What is Specific, Where are Overlaps?” He presented ESI’s latest research, highlighting its proposal for single market integration as a practical interim step towards EU membership.

The workshop gathered policymakers and diplomats from EU member states, alongside academics and think-tank experts from the EU and the Balkans, fostering dialogue on innovative approaches to advancing the region’s European integration.

• ESI proposal: “Preventing violence – transform Kosovo dialogue”
• ESI report: “Scoreboard - The true state of accession - What the Commission assessments reveal”
• ESI proposal: “End the turtle race How the EU can address the crisis of the accession process”
• ESI proposal: “Offer the four freedoms to the Balkans, Ukraine, and Moldova For a merit-based EU accession process with a credible goal”
• ESI proposal: “47 again? Russia out, Kosovo in Support Kosovo’s membership in the Council of Europe”
• ESI proposal: “Abandon clichés about Bosnia: Push EU-related reforms instead of arbitrary conditions”
• ESI proposal: “No partition: Why Kosovo and Serbia must not discuss territory”
• ESI report: “Anti-Corruption Report for the West Balkans: Measure corruption in order to fight it”