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Balkans: the South-Eastern gateway to a New Europe

April 2012 | #22

by: ⁽¹⁾Ms Elena Mazzeo, ⁽²⁾Ms lavinia Rotili
⁽¹⁾Research and Statistics Division, Italian Institute for Foreign Trade; ⁽²⁾University of Rome "La Sapienza"
pp: 26
ISSN: 2038-632X

Abstract

The Balkans' economic relations with European Union countries have been particularly intense during the last decades. Geographical reasons together with political and economical links can explain why the process of development and integration of Balkan's countries is of paramount interest for the European Union: this area represents the South - Eastern gateway to a new and more integrated Europe

CALLS

The Institute for East-Central Europe and the Balkans (IECOB) is pleased to announce an open call for representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) interested in participating in the

18th International Summer School
Beyond Enlargement. The Wider Europe and the New Neighbourhood
2nd - 15th September 2012

Cervia, Italy
Hotel Genzianella, viale Roma 85

The aim of the summer school is to help participants learn about democratic developments, human rights, sustainable development, green economy and European integration.

The courses are particularly designed for participants belonging to CSOs / NGOs from the Western Balkans. The 2012 edition of the school will offer an arena for exchange of experiences as well as tools for strengthening the actions of activists in the Central and SEE Region, for fighting against discrimination, within the broader framework of Diversity Management, and spreading a new sense of economic development, with a special reference to Green Economy and Sustainable growth.