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Open Society Foundations Western Balkans

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A regional team working to foster EU Integration and Regional Cooperation, Just Green Transition and Digital Transformation in the Western Balkans. #OSFWB

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"They donโ€™t lack capacity, they need fine-tuning.โ€ At #CyberPulse2025, OSFโ€“WBโ€™s Andi Dobrushi called for a bold shift: empower youth in #cybersecurity by aligning #digital skills with policy & real economic pathways. #Youth #OSFWB

"They donโ€™t lack capacity, they need fine-tuning.โ€ At #CyberPulse2025, OSFโ€“WBโ€™s <a href="/ADobrushi/">Andi Dobrushi</a> called for a bold shift: empower youth in #cybersecurity by aligning #digital skills with policy &amp; real economic pathways. #Youth #OSFWB
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โ™ปโ™ป๏ธ Shtip Leads the Way: A Smarter, More Inclusive Solar Transition Through the #SunnySchools initiative, we supported photovoltaic systems in three public schools in Shtip ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ laying the foundation for deeper, community-driven energy transition. โœ… Renewables. โœ… Resilience.

โ™ปโ™ป๏ธ Shtip Leads the Way: A Smarter, More Inclusive Solar Transition

Through the #SunnySchools initiative, we supported photovoltaic systems in three public schools in Shtip ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ laying the foundation for deeper, community-driven energy transition.

โœ… Renewables. โœ… Resilience.
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โ™ป๏ธ CALL FOR PROPOSALS โ€“ Advancing Municipal Energy Transition ๐ŸŒฑ Deadline: July 25, 2025 ๐Ÿ’ธ Funding: $390,000 ๐Ÿซ Lot 1: Sunny Schools PV systems ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Lot 2: Energy Community Models ๐Ÿ“ฉ How to apply: osfwb.org/call-for-propoโ€ฆ #JustGreenTransition #OSFWB #EnergyDemocracy

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๐Ÿ“ข New Publication Alert! SCiDEVโ€™s working paper shows how mobility-driven research & innovation supports the EUโ€™s #NewGrowthPlan for the #WB, promoting socio-economic convergence, regional integration, & competitiveness. Read the full paper ๐Ÿ”— tinyurl.com/yh3k9dn2 #IGNITA

๐Ÿ“ข New Publication Alert!
SCiDEVโ€™s working paper shows how mobility-driven research &amp; innovation supports the EUโ€™s #NewGrowthPlan for the #WB, promoting socio-economic convergence, regional integration, &amp; competitiveness. 

Read the full paper ๐Ÿ”— tinyurl.com/yh3k9dn2
#IGNITA
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Today, I pay respect to the victims of the Srebrenica genocide ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ It is our duty to remember. It is our duty to stand up and never look away whenever human rights are questioned and the dignity of others is undermined. #Srebrenica30

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โ™ป๏ธ CALL FOR PROPOSALS โ€“ Advancing Municipal Energy Transition ๐ŸŒฑ Deadline: July 25, 2025 ๐Ÿ’ธ Funding: $390,000 ๐Ÿซ Lot 1: Sunny Schools PV systems ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Lot 2: Energy Community Models ๐Ÿ“ฉ How to apply: osfwb.org/call-for-propoโ€ฆ #JustGreenTransition #OSFWB #EnergyDemocracy

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๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸผToo Long To Read? Thatโ€™s why CEP Belgrade made the TLTR #Enlargement Explainers. Short, smart videos breaking down why #EUEnlargement matters. โ˜•๏ธTheir latest episode shows that bringing the #WesternBalkans into the #EU would cost less than two cappuccinos per citizen per year

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Cyber threats cross borders: the #WB6 must join ENISA ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ”Dr. Igli Tafa of #AKSK & Mentor Vrajolli of KCSS/QKSS explain why phased integration is essential for European digital resilience. #Cybersecurity #ENISA #WesternBalkans #Ignita #EUIntegration #OSFWB

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โ™ป๏ธ CALL FOR PROPOSALS โ€“ Advancing Municipal Energy Transition ๐ŸŒฑ Deadline: July 25, 2025 ๐Ÿ’ธ Funding: $390,000 ๐Ÿซ Lot 1: Sunny Schools PV systems ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Lot 2: Energy Community Models ๐Ÿ“ฉ How to apply: osfwb.org/call-for-propoโ€ฆ #JustGreenTransition #OSFWB #EnergyDemocracy

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๐Ÿฅ‡ Hasan Kikiฤ‡ Elementary in Graฤanica is ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bosniaโ€™s 1st school to become an official โ€˜prosumerโ€™ of electricity! โ™ป๏ธ A 20kW solar plant powers the school & sends surplus energy to the grid. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿป Powered by partnership: Local authorities + OSF-WB #JustGreenTransition #OSFWB

๐Ÿฅ‡ Hasan Kikiฤ‡ Elementary in Graฤanica is ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bosniaโ€™s 1st school to become an official โ€˜prosumerโ€™ of electricity!

โ™ป๏ธ A 20kW solar plant powers the school &amp; sends surplus energy to the grid.

๐Ÿค๐Ÿป Powered by partnership: Local authorities + OSF-WB

#JustGreenTransition #OSFWB
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Follow today's #EUEnlargement Forum: 1โƒฃ Opening Oliver Rรถpke Maida Gorฤeviฤ‡ Orhan Murtezani 2โƒฃ Institutionalising civil society and strengthening social dialogue in EU candidate countries 3โƒฃ Creating opportunities for youth LIVE at 9.00 #EESCPlenary ๐Ÿ“บeuropa.eu/!Vcqtrx

Follow today's #EUEnlargement Forum:
1โƒฃ Opening <a href="/EESC_President/">Oliver Rรถpke</a> <a href="/maidagorcevic/">Maida Gorฤeviฤ‡</a> <a href="/OMurtezani/">Orhan Murtezani</a>
2โƒฃ Institutionalising civil society and strengthening social dialogue in EU candidate countries
3โƒฃ Creating opportunities for youth

LIVE at 9.00 #EESCPlenary ๐Ÿ“บeuropa.eu/!Vcqtrx
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๐Ÿ“– Your #longread is here ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ EU enlargement is stuck, could Qualified Majority Voting be the fix? 55% of states + 65% of population โœ…No more single-country vetoes โŒ The German-Slovenian non-paper is sparking fresh debate in #Brussels. Should the EU make this bold shift?

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โ™ป๏ธ Solar Schools in Elbasan are powering the #GreenTransition ๐ŸŒฑ ๐Ÿ“ Municipal leaders, teachers, parents & students met to discuss progress and next steps. Together, theyโ€™re building energy-efficient, future-ready schools. โœ… โ‚ฌ7,000 saved on electricity โœ… Extra energy fed into

โ™ป๏ธ Solar Schools in Elbasan are powering the #GreenTransition ๐ŸŒฑ
๐Ÿ“ Municipal leaders, teachers, parents &amp; students met to discuss progress and next steps. Together, theyโ€™re building energy-efficient, future-ready schools.

โœ… โ‚ฌ7,000 saved on electricity
โœ… Extra energy fed into
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๐Ÿ“…SAVE THE DATE The Centre Must Hold: Geopolitics and the Fracturing of EU Democracy ๐Ÿ—“๏ธMonday, 25 August 2025 ๐Ÿ•ฅ10:30โ€ฏโ€“โ€ฏ12:00 (90โ€ฏminutes) ๐Ÿ“Congress Centrum Alpbach โ€“ Schrรถdingerโ€‘Saal, Alpbach, Austria Featuring leading experts, including Wolfgang Ischinger, President of

๐Ÿ“…SAVE THE DATE

The Centre Must Hold: Geopolitics and the Fracturing of EU Democracy
๐Ÿ—“๏ธMonday, 25 August 2025
๐Ÿ•ฅ10:30โ€ฏโ€“โ€ฏ12:00 (90โ€ฏminutes)
๐Ÿ“Congress Centrum Alpbach โ€“ Schrรถdingerโ€‘Saal, Alpbach, Austria

Featuring leading experts, including Wolfgang Ischinger, President of
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#๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง | ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ. In Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, over 40% of ๐Ÿ  household income is spent on housing, while informal rentals, property

#๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง | ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, over 40% of ๐Ÿ  household income is spent on housing, while informal rentals, property
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๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป? You gain knowledge๐Ÿง  , creativity๐Ÿ’ก , and real impact ๐ŸŽฏ that is multiplied across five countries in the #WesternBalkans. With support from the #SunnySchoolsโ˜€๏ธ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป?

You gain knowledge๐Ÿง  , creativity๐Ÿ’ก , and real impact ๐ŸŽฏ that is multiplied across five countries in the #WesternBalkans.

With support from the #SunnySchoolsโ˜€๏ธ
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๐Ÿ“Š New independent analysis (2003โ€“2024) confirms the tangible benefits of the EU integration path for the Western Balkans, but also the distance left to cover. 1๏ธโƒฃ Income is catching up, but only halfway. Montenegro and Serbia have reached around 50% of the EU average GDP per