Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2024 | DAY 1 KEYNOTE | State Minister Dr. Anna Lührmann

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The Civil Society and Think Tank Forum 2024 is co-organized by the Southeast Europe Association and the Aspen Institute Germany, with generous support from the German Federal Foreign Office.
On October 9-11, 2024, in Berlin, the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum convened Western Balkan civil society leaders from over 130 organizations as an official side event of the Berlin Process. Over 3 days, the forum shined a spotlight on Western Balkan civil society's policy recommendations and provided a platform for panel discussions between civil society, government, and other stakeholders.
The Civil Society and Think Tank Forum 2024 began with a Preparatory Forum in July 2024, where civil society representatives participated in seven thematic working groups. In the subsequent months, their ideas were developed into concrete policy recommendations and presented directly to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President Ursula von der Leyen, and other Berlin Process leaders at the Berlin Process Summit on October 14, 2024. Read Western Balkan civil society's policy recommendations here: wb-csf.eu/publ....
As we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Process this year, the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum 2024 not only highlighted civil society recommendations but also put forward ideas on the future of the Berlin Process. Read the comprehensive study on 10 years of the Berlin Process here: wb-csf.eu/publ....
Since the second Berlin Process Summit in 2015, the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum has aimed to formulate, present, and discuss policy recommendations on topics crucial to the Western Balkans. Learn more about the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum here: wb-csf.eu/abou...