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EU helps membership candidates protect LGBTIQ+ rights

The European Union, like most democratic countries around the world, marks 17th May as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT).

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New European Digital Innovation Hubs to boost digital transformation across the Western Balkans

As of January 2025, the European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) Network has expanded to include new hubs across the Western Balkans.

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EU's Growth Plan for the Western Balkans – Economic development and opportunities for all

The Growth Plan for the Western Balkans is an offer from the European Union to membership candidates (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia ) to accelerate their accession process.

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#PhotoContest Your lens. Your story. Our Europe!

Are you passionate about sports and photography? Here’s your chance to combine both and win a trip to an EU capital! Plus, your winning photo could be showcased in exhibitions across six Western Balkan cities!

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7th WBIF Strategic and Operational Board meetings

WeBalkans Photo Competition is launched

Accession Conference with Albania: EU opens negotiations on the internal market cluster

WBIF Open4Business Regional Flagship Event

Winners of the 6th EU Award for Roma Integration in the Western Balkans and Türkiye announced

EBRD and EU launch €377 million SME digitalisation programme

New EU call to boost private investment and growth in the Western Balkans

Albania: €90 million EU financial package for Durrës – Rrogozhina railway upgrade

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EU helps membership candidates protect LGBTIQ+ rights

Together for Europe: Europe Day celebrations in the Western Balkans

Journalism Festival in Perugia and the future of media

New European Digital Innovation Hubs to boost digital transformation across the Western Balkans

EU’s Growth Plan for the Western Balkans – Economic development and opportunities for all

Tiršova 2, the largest individual EU Donation, soon to admit new paatients

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Discover new funding opportunities for your ideas

InnoNext: Next Generation Innovation Talents’ Initiative

The InnoNext initiative offers fully funded internships for researchers from ERC and EIC Pathfinder programmes,...

Apply now for funding under the ENFIELD Innovation Scheme

Innovation Schemes Second Call for Proposals (oc1-2025-TIS-01) ENFIELD Grant Cascade funding Internal navigation General information...

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Our Campaigns

Made of Us - Hits the Road Again

The EU-Western Balkans road trip
The roadtrip of a lifetime can inspire a vision for the future

Culture Connects

Our campaign promoting EU's support to arts and culture of the Western Balkans.

Latest from YEA

Empowering first-time voters: YEAs Albania in the #IDecide Campaign

Erasmus accreditations are a tool for organisations that want to open-up their activities to cross-border exchange and cooperation and are designed for organisations that plan to implement learning mobility activities on a regular basis. This call is launched in preparation of the European Union 2021-2027 Programme for education, training, youth and sport.

What if architecture wasn’t just about buildings?

YEAs at STARfest 2025: Championing youth engagement and EU opportunities

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One click closer: Challenging stereotypes and unleashing creativity

EU Support Fuels Cultural Heritage Revival in the Western Balkans

Meet the celebrity bear from Montenegro

EU Support Ignites Creative Sparks in Western Balkans’ Film and Theatre Scene