Goran Tirak, Populari’s Analyst participated in the seminar “The Western Balkans: The Path to European Integration” that was held from May 19-21, 2010 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The three-day seminar discussed how the European Union can complete the integration of the Balkans and the fight against organized crime was organised by The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) in collaboration with the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI). The seminar’s goal was to make a comparison of the current situation in each of the countries of the former Yugoslavia in relation to the process of enlargement of the European Union  and,  to encourage effective international involvement in supporting the integration of the Western Balkans into…

Alida Vračić, Populari’s executive director participated in the international workshop “15 Years of Peace-Building Activities in the Western Balkans – Lessons Learnt and Current Challenges“ held on April 23-26, 2010 at at Chateau Rothschild in Reichenau / Rax in Austria. The PfP Consortium Study Group on ”Regional Stability in South East Europe” (RSSEE) seeks to assess the situation in the South East European Region through enhanced international co-operation and strategic research on an academic level. The main focus is to elaborate major problem areas and work on possible solutions. By participating at the workshop, the participants seek to contribute to the creation and improvement of academic networking in the field of Security Policy in the…

Alida Vračić, Populari’s executive director participated as panelist at the international conference “Intercultural Dialogue and Internal Security” held in Sarajevo on May 15, 2010. Bosnia and Herzegovina and its capital Sarajevo hosted this international conference named “Intercultural dialogue and internal security” that gathered ministers of internal affairs of the West Balkans countries and Salzburg Forum. Alida took part as panelist on the role of religion as a bridge builder in the intercultural dialogue.  Besides Alida, panelists were former Minister of Internal Affairs of Montenegro Jusuf Kalamperović, General Director of Alevi, Federation in Austria Deniz Karabulut, and representative of Jewish Community in BiH Darko Finci. After an intense two-day session, the Sarajevo Declaration was…