{"id":15770,"date":"2020-10-29T10:02:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T10:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/?p=15770"},"modified":"2020-11-02T14:05:20","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T14:05:20","slug":"virtual-panel-discussion-the-western-balkans-regional-economic-cooperation-charting-a-way-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/sq\/post\/15770","title":{"rendered":"Virtual panel discussion: The Western Balkans regional economic cooperation: Charting a way forward?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Regional cooperation has been at the core of the EU accession process of the Western Balkans since the mid-1990s both in view of its economic and political transformation. Significant efforts have been made both by the EU and regional stakeholders to facilitate economic cooperation in view of stimulating growth and development and contributing to the political relationships within the region.\u00a0\u00a0 Whilst expectations from these efforts have been rather high, their realisation in practice has not.<\/p>\n<p>A recent push in this direction is provided by the Economic and Investment Plan of the European Commission announced in early October 2020. In view of the opportunities the new EU momentum creates, the European Policy Institute in Skopje in cooperation with the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies organises an online panel discussion to take stock of previous initiatives and to discuss ways forward in the regional and EU economic integration of the Western Balkans.<\/p>\n<p>The panel will serve as a presentation and discussion of the findings of the recent study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/de\/publikationen\/publikation\/did\/pushing-on-a-string-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cPushing on a string? An evaluation of regional economic cooperation in the Western Balkans\u201d<\/strong><\/a> published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/en\/our-projects\/strategies-for-the-eu-neighbourhood\/project-news\/default-abe0ec5fad-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bertelsmann Stiftung<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wiiw.ac.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies<\/a>, evaluating the EU\u2019 strategy of regional cooperation in the Western Balkans from an economic perspective. The discussants will reflect on the findings of the study and bring insight from their experience as to the way forward in deepening regional economic integration whilst in parallel with the EU accession process.<\/p>\n<p>Register to take part in the discussion at the following link<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-grey\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJYvduGgrj0vEtJFiWzZYlkMyv8Z3Nl-k12D\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Register for the discussion<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><em>After registering, you will receive the Zoom link to join the discussion.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The agenda for the discussion is avaliable at the link bellow<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-lg vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-grey\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tc2kor9YB0BbiXdbE8xXTrb60uJ-rSUK\/view?usp=sharing\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Agenda<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Regional cooperation has been at the core of the EU accession process of the Western Balkans since the mid-1990s both in view of its economic and political transformation. 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