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9th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum
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19/10/2023 20/10/2023
Holiday Inn Hotel Thessaloniki Monastiriou 8
Thessaloniki 546 29
Greece
Western Balkan CSForum
The EESC will organise its 9th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum in Holiday Inn Hotel Thessaloniki Monastiriou 8, Thessaloniki 546 29, Greece, on 19 and 20 October 2023.
The main topics on the agenda will be:
The state of democracy in South East Europe: civil society “health test” on the road to EU enlargement
2023 European Year of Skills:
Lifelong skills development in South-East Europe, through initial and Continuing Vocational Education and Training (IVET and CVET)
Education, Skills and the Youth Guarantee in the Western Balkans
Continuing training, up-skilling and re-skilling in the Western Balkan
Civil society’s contribution to the implementation of the Green Agenda and sustainable development of the South-East Europe
It will bring together approximately 100 participants, including a broad range of civil society representatives from the EU and the Western Balkans, as well as representatives of EU institutions, international organisations and governments of the region.
Oliver Röpke, president of the European Economic and Social Committee, George Gerapetritis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hellenic Republic, Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography, and Majlinda Bregu, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, have been invited to participate in this major event.
A final declaration with recommendations from civil society organisations will be issued at the end of the event.
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External Relations Section (REX)
The Western Balkans Follow-up Committee
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