International round table: How to make the Western Balkans better and more prosperous - the security aspect

In the framework of the “Middle-East and the EU” lecture cycle

The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES[1])

invites You kindly to take part at the

international round table 

entitled

How to make the Western Balkans better and more prosperous - the security aspect

on Thuesday, 4 April 2023, at 19.00 h 

 uHotel, (ex Grand Hotel Union Business), hall »Orhideja«, Miklošičeva cesta 3, Ljubljana.

The year 2022 represents a turning point for Europe. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, security in Europe became a first-rate issue. The Western Balkans gained importance again with North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina being in focus. In the new circumstances, according to the experts, both countries are of the most importance for the stability of the Western Balkans.

At the international round table, we will talk with the competent ministers for security from North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina how to make those countries and the entire Western Balkans better and more prosperous. Can the Ukrainian crisis contribute to the countries of the region to become full members of the EU as soon as possible? We will discuss this and other topics with:

• Oliver Spasovski, Minister of interior of the Republic of North Macedonia
• Nenad Nešić, Minister of security of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Assoc. Prof. dr.  Zijad Bećirović, Director of IFIMES-a, moderator

Live broadcast at: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TVLpSv7jgk 

Please take your seat at the hall at the latest by 18.55 h.

Attendance is free of charge but we kindly ask you to confirm your participation at telephone number +386 (01) 430 15 33 or at ifimes@ifimes.org. 

Ljubljana, 29 March 2023

[1] IFIMES – International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies, based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, has Special Consultative status at ECOSOC/UN since 2018. and it’s publisher of the international scientific journal „European Perspectives“.