{"id":21040,"date":"2026-10-08T16:49:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/?p=21040"},"modified":"2026-11-10T16:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:52:16","slug":"yihr-participated-in-the-activities-of-the-berlin-process-civil-society-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/en\/yihr-participated-in-the-activities-of-the-berlin-process-civil-society-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"YIHR participated in the activities of the Berlin Process Civil Society Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Youth Initiative for Human Rights participated in the consultation meeting organized under the framework of the Civil Society &amp; Think Tank Forum 2026, within the thematic area Enlargement and Common European Future. The meeting was organized online on 31st August 2026, by the European Policy Centre from Belgrade, in partnership with the European Policy Institute from Skopje.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil society organizations from the region of Western Balkans addressed the concerns regarding the risk that current enlargement momentum narrows in into a short-term, frontrunner-focused push toward 2030, instead of comprehensive and long-term policy for the Western Balkans as a whole, taking into account growing political and electoral caution ahead of the 2029 European Parliament elections, compounded by the rise of the far right and unresolved challenges linked to Ukraine, the EU&#8217;s own stalled internal institutional reform and continued democratic backsliding and uneven reform performance among some candidate countries, which all can negatively affect future enlargement.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of the consultation was to assess how these dynamics could translate into a fragmented enlargement process, to reflect on the strategic costs this would carry \u2013 for the region and for the EU itself \u2013 and to discuss how gradual integration mechanisms, including elements of the Staged Accession Model, could help preserve a credible and cohesive membership perspective for all Western Balkan candidates beyond the current 2030 horizon.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants of the meeting raised a concern that there is a high risk that the current enlargement momentum will ultimately produce accession for only one or two countries, followed by the slowdown for the rest of the region, and that the EU institutions are only partly aware of the risk of the renewed enlargement impasse, with the most serious consequences of further democratic backsliding and state capture and greater geopolitical vulnerability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants also addressed the question of gradual integration, insisting that the EU should revise the enlargement methodology so that access to increased rights is formally tied to cluster opening and chapter closing, as well as to ensure that the political dimension of gradual integration keeps pace with its economic one.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was one of the three online consultation meetings, of which the first two meetings tackled questions of enlargement related non-papers, and bilateral disputes and regional cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the conclusion of these meetings, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights participated in the event \u201cFrom Polls to Policy: Shaping the Upcoming EU Enlargement Agenda\u201d, organized on 15th September in Europe House in Belgrade, as a follow up to the consultation meetings, on which consultation findings and draft recommendations were presented. Based on the consultation meetings, five recommendations addressed to the EU institutions and Western Balkans countries have been identified: build a transparent gradual integration ladder; make gradual institutional participation attainable for all candidates; maximise the acts of accession as instruments for protecting the rule of law and EU\u2019s functionality after enlargement; lock in enlargement continuity beyond 2030; increase and reform EU funding to safeguard civil society\u2019s future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sofija Todorovi\u0107, Director of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) in Serbia, participated as a speaker in a spotlight session at this year\u2019s Berlin Process Civil Society Forum in Pristina, organised by the Open Society Foundations from 5th to 7th October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/osfwb.org\/csf2026\/agenda\/#day-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The session<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> featured a fireside chat with Bronagh Hinds, co-founder of the Northern Ireland Women\u2019s Coalition, focusing on the role of women\u2019s leadership in peacebuilding and the importance of inclusive negotiations in achieving lasting agreements. Drawing on Hinds\u2019 experience of bringing women\u2019s voices into the peace process leading to the Good Friday Agreement, the discussion highlighted how inclusive approaches to negotiation can contribute to more sustainable peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderated by Todorovi\u0107, the cross-generational conversation explored two distinct conflict contexts and examined how women\u2019s participation and leadership can shape peacebuilding efforts. The discussion underscored the importance of ensuring that diverse voices are represented in peace processes and that inclusive dialogue remains central to building lasting agreements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financed by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed in this text belong exclusively to the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture. 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