TI BiH organizes conference “EU and Western Balkans – between mistrust and common interests”

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) will organize a two-day conference tomorrow in Banja Luka on European integration in the light of the latest developments at the last summit in Brussels and the new circumstances in the process of joining the European Union.

The conference, entitled “The EU and the Western Balkans – Between Distrust and Common Interests “, will bring together international experts, former diplomats, decision-makers from BiH and the surrounding area, representatives of academia, civil society and the media to discuss the EU’s enlargement to the Western Balkans.

At the conference participants will be able to her from, among others Goran Svilanović – former Minister of Foreign Affairs of FR Yugoslavia and former Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, Kori Udovicki – former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and Chief Economist of the Center for Advanced Economic Studies in Belgrade, Emir Đikić – CEFTA Director, Maja Sever – President of the European Federation of Journalists; Neven Andjelić – Professor of the Regent of the University of London; Katarina Peović – Member of the Croatian Parliament, Drago Kos – Chairman of the OECD Anti-Corruption Working Group.

The aim of the conference is to discuss the problems that have stopped the progress of the countries of the region on the European path in the previous period, as well as the new approach to integration processes and the possibilities of a significant shift towards accession.

The conference is being held tomorrow 24.06. at the Marriott Hotel in Banja Luka, starting at 9:30 a.m., when statements for the media are also planned. Please find attached the agenda of tomorrow’s conference.

Press release – 23.06.2022

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