European Fund for the Balkans

The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) had two main programs aimed at developing human capital. One is the Fellowship Programme for Government Officials from the Western Balkans launched in 2008 which aims to educate civil servants about European political and social systems. The other is a series of Policy Hackathons, events aiming to create new solutions for issues faced by the citizens in the Balkans.^[6]

The Think and Link Regional Policy Programme was launched in 2008. Its aim is to support Balkan civil society organisations and independent institutes in the fields of public analysis, research and public policy proposals.^[7]

A project aimed at improving regional cooperation is the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), which represents a group of experts engaged in researching political, economic and social trends in the Balkans. EFB established this group together with the Centre for Southeast European Studies at the University of Graz in 2013.^[8][9]

On 16 April 2018, its 10th anniversary, the foundation launched the Declaration of a European Balkans Partnership, a document signed by numerous Balkan actors that calls for more engagement by the EU in the Yugoslav successor states in order to complete the region's socio-economic transformation.^[10][11][12]

On 26 March 2018 a new project called "Balkanoscope" was presented in Brussels. It is a joint initiative of European Western Balkans and European Fund for the Balkans.^[13] Aim of the project is to "present the Balkans from a different viewpoint...where real people are struggling with real issues" by publishing different stories and interviews.^[14]

As of 7 August 2018 there are English and French version of the portal.

• Official website