Western Balkans
For almost three decades (1992), the Friedrich Naumann Foundation has been active for freedom in the Western Balkans and supports the countries on their way to a united Europe. From her project office in Belgrade she coordinates her political education work and advice in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo. Together with her partners from politics, science and civil society, she works primarily on the topics of human and civil rights, digital and open society, democracy and the rule of law as well as communicating political strategies and market-economy structures.
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Meet Vukosava Crnjanski from Serbia
Serbia is a country which has been through a lot and so have this country’s tireless activists. Against all odds, the years of slowly building a healthier dialogue about politics, independent journalism, and human rights have not left a mark on Vukosava Crnjanski’s motivation.
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Assessing Croatia's policy performance within the European Union
"Although many things still need to be repaired and improved, Croatia has achieved much in geopolitical terms by becoming an EU Member State (as well as a NATO member). Had it not done so, Croatia would have been left under the significant influence of the authoritarian Russian regime. In this way, Croatia's example can help Serbia and other countries of the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership on their path towards (more) freedom and the EU".
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When an experienced journalist selflessly shares his knowledge
Would you like to work for a well-known German news agency? Would you like to know what an editor there expects from a journalist? The textbook Quality Journalism in Southeast Europe by the long-time head of the DPA office in Belgrade, Thomas Brey, in some ways opens the doors of this agency to both journalism students and more experienced journalists.
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From independence to Europe. What comes next?
In recent years, the Foundation for Freedom has commemorated the "peaceful revolutions of freedom" thirty years ago in numerous events and publications, which found perhaps their most emblematic expression in German reunification. However, this revolutionary democratic change did not extend to the entire continent. Particularly the countries of the former Yugoslavia suffered from excesses of violence.
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Regular Economic Report
This is the first edition of the tri-monthly economic report by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Successive reports will follow economic trends in BiH within a three months period. The aim is to document the economic reality of BiH and based on the conclusion recommend a course of actions to improve the economic situation in BiH.
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Mladić’s final verdict
Lifelong sentence for war crimes for Ratko Mladić, the military commander of the Army of Republika Srpska was confirmed yesterday in courthouse of the International Residual Mechanism for War Crimes in Hague.
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Women-Power-Politics
In our new series of interviews, we ask women from different professional and political perspectives how they categorize and evaluate topics that essentially revolve around equal rights, equality and self-determination. This time we asked Milena Marić, a master sociologist, longtime activist and documentary filmmaker to comment on feminism, women's political participation and women’s quota.
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Rise of the New Left, Breakthrough of Liberals in Country’s Second Largest City...
On 16 May, Croatians elected their representatives in 555 cities and municipalities, 21 regions and the capital Zagreb. Where candidates fell short of an absolute majority (regional presidency, mayoralty or municipal presidency), run-off elections will be held on 30 May.
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Smart Cities of Serbia
The publication Smart Cities of Serbia – Innovation and Resilience of Local Communities in Serbia in 2021 deals with the Smart City concept that transcends mere technological innovations in urban areas and addresses many challenges of the cities of the future.
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The impact of COVID-19 on the economy of Kosovo
In Kosovo, too, the Corona crisis has led to deep and far-reaching restrictions in the economy and society. This paper, "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Economy of Kosovo", by the former Minister of Economy, Valdrin Lluka, provides a detailed overview of the development of the Kosovar economy during the pandemic, the measures taken by the government to contain or overcome the crisis, and a clear as well as differentiated assessment from a liberal perspective.
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Regional Analysis on Disinformation during Covid-19 Pandemic
In cooperation with regional network of fact checkers FNF WB attempted to identify and analyze general dis-, mis- and mal-information trends during Covid-19 pandemic in the region as the unprecedented global crisis we found ourselves in only exaggerated the extremely negative societal impact of these phenomena.
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A practical guide to the role of journalists in society
We journalists often forget why we write articles. Do we care about what readers are interested in? Have we given enough information or have we misled them? Thomas Brey, a journalist and editor with extensive experience in the Balkans, offers us specific advice in this handbook with an important message – that every journalist writes for the reader.
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Women - Power - Politics
In our new series of interviews, we ask women from different professional and political perspectives how they categorize and evaluate topics that essentially revolve around equal rights, equality and self-determination.
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New President of Kosovo
The popular lawyer Vjosa Osmani was elected as Kosovo's new president on Easter Sunday by a narrow but ultimately clear vote. She had previously held the presidency on a provisional basis for several months.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Serbian Economy in 2020
The Corona crisis has kept the world on tenterhooks for well over a year now. This poses great challenges for states and societies. This paper, "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Serbian Economy in 2020", by the well-known economist Mihailo Gajić, examines and describes the effects in Serbia and offers recommendations from a liberal perspective.
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Meet Vukosava Crnjanski from CRTA: She has been an important figure in Serbia’s activist scene for more than 20 years and is the founder and the director of CRTA (Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability), an independent NGO committed to developing democratic culture and civic activism. Vukosava’s work has been commended at an international level: she has received W. Averell Harriman Democracy Award in recognition of her innovation, commitment, and contributions. In 2018, Vukosava and her CRTA team received the Democracy Defender Award from the OSCE. For nearly two decades, Vukosava has worked as a trainer, helping members of other organisations, the media, and political parties develop their political skills, strategies, and organisations. #Serbia #Freedom #Democracy #civilsociety #activism #FemaleFarward #femaleempowerment #womenempowerment #womenleaders #womeninleadership #womensupportingwomen #women #futureisfemale #femaleleaders #friedrichnaumannstiftung #friedrichnaumannfoundation #foundationforfreedom
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"Kad se kaže američki stil života...Sada ću da vam dočaram kako izgleda američki stil života na jednom takvom Univerzitetu. Prvi put kada mi je majka došla u posetu, u Pitsburg, išli smo kod nekih prijatelja na večeru i dosta smo se zadržali, bila je već prošla ponoć. Rekao sam "Mama, 'ajde sad da vidiš, idemo na Univerzitet" u jedan ujutru. Evo ti američki stil života - jedan ujutru, svetlo u kancelariji, svetlo u kancelariji, svetlo u kancelariji...svetlo, svetlo, svetlo. Svi rade. Rade za stipendijicu, znači ne rade za novac. Rade. Vole. Nagon. Sakupili su te ljude koji su željni tog rada. Željni da nešto postignu."
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🇭🇷 Croatia has recently been subjected to several severe trials: In addition to the ongoing Covid pandemic, which led to a sharp decline in the tourism sector, the country was also hit by two earthquakes in the course of a year. The study by Daniel Hinšt is accessing Croatia's policy performance in this regard. #Europe #Croatia #Covid #Policy
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