Green Entrepreneurship - Changemaker in the Western Balkans

June 2022

As the six Balkan countries are transforming their policies and becoming less carbon-intensive, promoting a green economy and green businesses is just the first component of transforming their economies.

The green economy framework promotes coherence between economic and environmental policies and further support the SDGs that are meant to be integrated with sustainable development.

Green businesses, also known as sustainable enterprises, aim to strike a balance between profit and resource sustainability.

The United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development External in 2015, which established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at achieving a sustainable and equitable future for people and the planet by eradicating poverty, combating inequality, and addressing the urgent threat of climate change.
The business community is an important factor in this drive to make this vision a reality, with many corporations examining their environmental effect and adopting Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) standards in the pursuit of ethical and sustainable business practices.

This Policy Brief aims to explain the challenges of the Western Balkans in promoting a green economy and green businesses as the first step in transforming their economies.

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Programs	Energy and Environment Quality Governance
Publication Year	2022

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GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP- CHANGEMAKER IN THE WESTERN BALKANS (1)(.pdf, 1.79 MB) - 103 download(s)

RAPORTI MONITORUES: STRATEGJIA E ENERGJISË E REPUBLIKËS SË KOSOVËS 2022-2031 (Periudha 2023)

Instituti i Prishtinës për Studime politike ka publikuar Raportin Monitorues: Strategjia e Energjisë e Republikës së Kosovës 2022-2031, për periudhën 2023. Raporti është bërë në kuadër të projektit ‘Rritja e llogaridhënies publike në procesin e integrimit evropian’, në bashkëpunim me Lëvizja FOL, i mbështëtur nga programi MATRA, i cili financohet nga Embassy of the Netherlands in Kosovo (Ambasada e Mbretërisë së Holandës në Kosovë). Masat e monitoruara janë masat e dala nga Strategjia e Energjisë së Kosovës për peridhën 2022 dhe 2023.

Raporti synon të vlerësojë arritjet dhe të identifikojë sfidat gjatë viteve 2022 dhe 2023 të implementimit të strategjisë.

Open Call and Terms of Reference for a Videographer/Video Editor

PIPS seeks a skilled videographer/video editor for our School of Politics Program. The role will involve producing high-quality videos of seminars and interviews. These videos will be shared on our website, social media, and public events.

This call is made possible by the project that PIPS is implementing (Building Bridges of Accountability: The Path to Reconciliation) supported by the EU regional funded project “EU Support to Confidence Building in the Western Balkans", and implemented by UNDP.

Application Process:

Submit your CV, portfolio, and financial offer to shkolla.politike@gmail.com or info@pips-ks.org no later than the 1^st of May, 2024.

Institutional Structure and Other Preconditions for Kosovo's accession in the EU

The Prishtina Institute for Political Studies publishes the next report, in line with the MATRA project from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as co-implementer of the project with the FOL Movement.

This report discusses Kosovo's Institutional Preparedness for joining the European Union (EU), following the EU's new enlargement methodology. It provides context on Kosovo's relations with the EU, highlights achievements in implementing the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), and explores the requirements for accession negotiations under the new methodology. The analysis outlines the potential impact of progress in thematic areas during negotiations, obligations for Kosovo, positive outcomes, and potential negative consequences.

Parandalimi dhe luftimi i korrupsionit përmes përmirësimit të sistemit të llogaridhënies, profesionalizmit dhe pavarësisë së sistemit të drejtësisë

Dokumenti i përgatitur nga grupi i Shkollës Politike (Gjenerata e 21-të) nënvizon një sfidë të vazhdueshme brenda sistemit gjyqësor dhe prokurorial të Kosovës, duke theksuar në mënyrë specifike mangësitë që mund ti ketë procesi i vlerësimit të performancës për gjyqtarët dhe prokurorët.

Për të adresuar këto çështje, dokumenti përshkruan objektivat për të përmirësuar cilësinë e punës midis gjyqtarëve dhe prokurorëve, duke promovuar transparencën, llogaridhënien dhe profesionalizmin.