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International IDEA held an online panel discussion on the latest Global State of Democracy (GSoD) Indices findings on the six countries in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) on 10 February 2023. The discussion convened a panel of eminent thinkers and experts from think tanks, foundations, and NGOs from the
Watch live on Webex by registering at this link. Please make sure you have uploaded Webex beforehand. International IDEA recognizes the importance of invigorating democracy in the Western Balkans as a strategic and indispensable precondition for consolidated stability, peace and democracy in Europe. Monitoring the state of democracy and assessing whether the region’s countries
Air pollution is a problem shared across the Western Balkans for which regional solidarity is needed so that people can exercise their “right to breathe,” the executive director of the European Fund for the Balkans, Aleksandra Tomanić, told BETA in an interview on Monday at the launch of “The Balkans United for Clean Air” campaign. The problem has persisted for years but became a topic for debate only recently – when air quality indicators and the number of PM particles were made public, Tomanić added. “We have a very high death rate, and as varying as the numbers may be, regional statistics show that 13,500 people die prematurely every year due to poor air quality,” said Tomanić, explaining that power plants are the largest but not the only polluters in the region.