Western Balkans and Europe 2020 – Towards Convergence and Growth | ERI SEE

Following up on the priority actions from its Strategy and Work Programme 2011-2013, and within the mandate provided by the Southeast Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP), Regional Cooperation Council Secretariat (RCC) organized a regional coordination conference titled “Western Balkans and Europe 2020 – Towards Convergence and Growth” in Brussels on March 30 and 31. The meeting, organized to explore the possibilities of further alignment of the region to Europe 2020 policy objectives and principles gathered over 100 representatives of regional organizations and structures, national authorities from Southeast Europe, representatives of international financial institutions, international donor agencies and the officials of the European Union institutions.

The conference was organized as a part of the broader process to identify possibilities of closer linkages between the reform efforts in the region and the Europe 2020 strategy; to exchange information between the regional initiatives on their current and planned activities and possible linkages to the Europe 2020 strategic framework; to inform the donor community of the ongoing efforts at the regional level; and to identify support and commitment to mapping out the path for Europe 2020 implementation at the regional level.

Programme of the event

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All conference materials including the presentations are available here.