"Progressive Policies - A Response to the Challenges of the Western Balkan Countries"

The event began with introductory remarks by Radmila Shekerinska, Vice President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), and Helen Kortlaender, representative of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

The panel, titled "Progressive Policies - Responding to the Challenges of the Western Balkans Countries," featured speeches by Lars Klingbeil, President of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Dimitar Kovachevski, President of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, Hajrulla Ceku, International Secretary of the Movement "Self-Determination" and Minister of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kosovo, Dragana Rakic, Vice President of the Democratic Party of Serbia, Dragan Djilas, President of the Party for Freedom and Justice (PSP) in Serbia, Ivan Vujović, President of the Social Democratic Party of Montenegro, Ivan Vuković, Vice President of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, Lana Prlic, Vice President of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Blendi Klosi, General Secretary of the Socialist Party of Albania.