Foster care in Albania
Referring to the latest annual report of State Social Services, during 2020 15 children from the public residential institutions of children in Albania have been reunited with their biological families, while 27 children have been adopted. The national program for the establishment of the new foster care service is institutionalized since 2008 in the Strategy of social protection and the action plan for its implementation.
Monitoring the progress of the Western Balkan countries regarding the European Pillar of Social Rights
We monitored the progress on the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) in Western Balkan countries.
Childcare in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe
The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research conducted research on the situation of children at risk of losing the parental care and children that have lost the parental care in Albania, North Macedonia, Armenia, Belarus and Ukraine.
Feasibility study on reforming child care system
The Feasibility Study will provide a comprehensive analysis of the current child protection policies in Albania, Armenia, Belarus, North Macedonia and Ukraine and will evaluate to what extent a new SOS Children’s Villages Worldwide regional programme will contribute to the fulfilment of human rights of children in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe.
Updated review of Western Balkan economies regarding the European Pillar of Social Rights
The European Centre is currently updating the existing reviews on issues relevant to the European Pillar of Social Rights in the Western Balkans.
Register for the first session of Jour Fixe 2020 on Posting of Workers in Western Balkans
The first session of Jour Fixe 2020: Posting of Workers in Western Balkans by Sonila Danaj
Integrated Case Management challenges and opportunities in the Western Balkans
Sonila Danaj presented research on the integration of employment and social services in the Western Balkans at the 5th Conference, Faculty of Economics of the University of Belgrade, 21-22 November 2019.
The final EEPOW national event in Bitola, North Macedonia
The final EEPOW national event was held on 14 November 2019 in Bitola, North Macedonia. The event was organized as a panel discussion moderated by Aleksandra Iloska, PUBLIC, under the title Migration, Labour Mobility and Cross-Border Cooperation with inputs from our colleague Sonila Danaj,
EEPOW Final International Conference and SG Meeting, Lubljana, Slovenia
The final international conference of the Posting of Workers in Eastern Europe project brought together all project partners, associated partners and other stakeholders from the eight participating countries on 24 October 2019. Our colleague, Sonila Danaj, presented the project and the deliverables achieved in the two years of project implementation.