On 25–26 February 2026, the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research facilitated an online Bridge Building (BB) Policy Review focusing on how to support the provision of affordable and high-quality professional home care for older people living at home. The event brought together around 60 representatives from ministries, institutions and stakeholders from participating…
In January 2026, the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research hosted the 11th BBinar titled “Job quality and working conditions in the Western Balkans.” The online event presented findings from a comparative analysis conducted by the European Centre and the Foundation for the Advancement of Economics (FREN) in Serbia, based on the European…
The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, hosted a two-day online policy review titled ‘Social Housing Policies to Support Access to Adequate and Affordable Housing,’ held on 25–26 June 2025. The event was attended by over 50 participants…
The tenth BBinar focused on the state, functioning and target achievement of pension systems in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries as of today and forecasted for the future. Starting with the increasing challenges posed by demographic change (keywords: rising life expectancy, falling birth rates, emigration, ratio of contributors to pensioners), the pillars of…
The ninth BBinar will take place on 6 February 2025 from 10:00 – 11:30 CET and will focus on discussing how high emigration rates from the Western Balkans, particularly among young and skilled workers, combined with the other unfavourable demographic trends, have turned the region with once characterised with abundance of available workforce into a region facing significant…
From 5-6 December 2024, the Ministry of Finance, Labour, and Transfers of the Republic of Kosovo hosted an insightful peer review dedicated to addressing the challenge of undeclared work in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership. Peers from Albania, Armenia, and Moldova—representing Ministries, Labour Inspectorates, and Tax Administrations—came together to exchange ideas and best practices. The…
The Ministry of Finance, Labour, and Transfers of the Republic of Kosovo, in collaboration with the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, is hosting a virtual peer review titled “Fighting Undeclared Work in the BB Countries” on December 5-6, 2024. This two-day event will explore various policy approaches to combat undeclared work, drawing…
The eighth BBinar will focus on the demographic changes in BB countries, the challenges they pose, what opportunities may arise, and what are the possible policy responses.
The RSA’s CEE Conference in Dubrovnik provides an opportunity for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and students working in all areas related to regional policy, regional development and regional studies to come together and discuss the changing internal and external dynamics of CEE. The conference organisers warmly invite sessions and papers which look at CEE from the inside out and others which look at CEE from the outside in.
The seventh BBinar will take place on 20/02/2024, 10:00-11:30 CET and will focus on the situation of long-term care systems in the Western Balkans and discuss main questions, based on findings of recent research by the Red Cross of Serbia.