The Welfare State in Western Balkan countries – challenges and options
Social cohesion in the Western Balkan economies is under constant risk. A weak social welfare state and the persistent and challenging economic situation create an unstable environment that could compromise and jeopardise the sustainable [...]
European Pillar of Social Rights: Proclamation and signing
The European Pillar of Social Rights was proclaimed and signed by the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and the Commission during the Gothenburg Social Summit for fair jobs and growth. The Social [...]
Peer Review on Delivery and Financing Holistic Services in the Western Balkan countries
The Center for Social Policy participated in the peer review workshop on delivery and financing holistic services in the Western Balkan countries, which was held on December 6, 2017 in Tirana. Discussions were thematically [...]
“The Future of the Welfare State in the Western Balkans” Regional Conference
The regional conference “The Future of the Welfare State in the Western Balkans” will be held in Belgrade, from 6 to 8 June 2018. Over 200 key stakeholders from the Western Balkans and EU [...]
The Social Pillar of the European Integration of the Western Balkans
Strengthening the social dimension of the Western Balkans’ EU accession and improving governance in the social sector within the EU enlargement process is...
High Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress Publishes its Final Reports
If we measure the wrong thing, we will do the wrong thing The High Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress (HLEG) chaired by Nobel Prize winning-economist Joseph E. [...]
Western Balkans Policy Analysis Laboratory
October 21-25, 2019. Bečići, Montenegro The Future of the Welfare State in the Western Balkans Network organizes the Western Balkans Policy Analysis Laboratory (PAL) on welfare state issues in Montenegro (Bečići) from 21 to 25 October [...]
Western Balkans Policy Analysis Laboratory on Welfare State Issues
The Future of the Welfare State in the Western Balkans Network organized the Western Balkans Policy Analysis Laboratory (PAL) on welfare state issues in Montenegro (Bečići) from 21 to 25 October 2019. The PAL was aimed [...]
Future of the Welfare State Platform
The Western Balkans Network The Future of the Welfare State, utilising the Open Method of Coordination as a tool and the EU Pillar for Social Rights as a relevant policy framework, initiates coordination in education, [...]
A Bismarckian welfare state for the Western Balkans?
By Paul Stubbs | Let us imagine that, after his retirement from active political life in 1890, Otto von Bismarck would have spent the last one hundred and thirty years lecturing and researching on social policy across the world. Most recently, he worked as an unpaid advisor for the advocacy network ‘The Future of the Welfare State in the Western Balkans’...