Transformation and Stability in the Western Balkans
Monday, May 15, 2017
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Freedom House
1850 M. St NW
11th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
The April 27 attack on members of parliament in Macedonia has focused attention once again on the crisis of democracy in the Western Balkans. Years of institutional paralysis and authoritarian backsliding in countries across the region have created a dilemma for European and American policymakers: continue to preference short-term stability, or invest fully in democratic transformation? Freedom House welcomes experts from the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) for a discussion of the future of the Western Balkans and United States policy in the region.
Opening Remarks:
Hedvig Morvai
Executive Director, European Fund for the Balkans
Panelists:
Florian Bieber
Director of the Centre for Southeast European Studies at the University of Graz, Austria
Ivana Cvetkovic Bajrovic
Associate Director, National Endowment for Democracy
Nikola Dimitrov
Former Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the Netherlands
Moderator:
Nate Schenkkan
Project Director, Nations in Transit, Freedom House
