On 3 March 2021, BCSDN Executive Director Biljana Spasovska participated in the EESC Section for External Relations meeting “Western Balkans, in the contest of the EU-Western Balkans relations and the Covid-19 pandemic”. The meeting brought prominent speakers from the EU institutions to provide their views and debate on EU’s commitment to enhance the accession process ahead of the preparation of the EESC Opinion REX/533 – “Enhancing the accession process – A credible EU perspective for the Western Balkans” that should be adopted at the EESC plenary on 24-25 March. Biljana presented the state of play with the civil society in the WB and talked about the challenges, effects and the role of CSOs in covid-19 crisis. Pointing out the key part and the contribution of the civil society towards the EU accession process of the Western Balkans, Biljana pointed key recommendations of BCSDN for the EU to reinforce its support for strong and resilient civil society as a precondition for democratic and sustainable development of the region and its integration into the EU. Read more here.
Source: BCSDN