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Team and offices in East & Southeast Europe

Recent articles

Photo: Night protest in a Serbian city, large crowd fills the street, many hold up phones with flashlights, one sign reads "Don't lie to my grandma!" in Serbian Cyrillic.

How Brussels Risks Undermining Serbia’s Democratization Potential

While Brussels may see the Jadar lithium mining project as a strategic step toward a greener future, Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić sees it as a tactical tool to reinforce his grip on power - just as hundreds of thousands rise to reclaim democracy.

Photo: Border sign to Republika Srpska with the Serbian flag, a road in front, an old stone building behind, and vegetated hills in the background.

Deteriorating state crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The judiciary of Bosnia and Herzegovina has issued arrest warrants for Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska and two other officials for violating the state constitution. The political crisis threatens state institutions and the rule of law.

By Edo Kanlić and Paola Petrić

Photo: Protest in Belgrade. A large crowd holds signs with Serbian text. Security forces stand on a staircase in front of a building.

Will Serbia’s Protest Movement Lead to a Democratic Beginning?

The student protests have sparked a wave of democratic mass mobilization throughout Serbia. However, it remains to be seen whether the students’ demands can be translated into political and parliamentary action to enable a peaceful democratic new beginning.

By Katja Giebel

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Dossiers

Foto: Weitläufiger Tagebau in hügeliger, bewaldeter Landschaft. Ein großer brauner See ist in der Mitte der Grube sichtbar.

Critical Raw Materials in South Eastern Europe

Kitchen table, Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh, on October 1, 2020.

A painful peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

Elections in South Caucasus

Event recordings

Lunch Debate: Germany Calling - How Emigration is Changing the Western Balkans - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

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Georgian nightmare without end? - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

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Film

Kapitän Wakusch (Captain Wakusch) - a documentary by Kerstin Nickig - Kerstin Nickig

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Publications

Photo: A dilapidated building with a partially collapsed roof and chimneys. In the foreground, a warning sign in Serbian. Above, the cover of the report The Jadar Project, Serbia: history, context and concerns.

The Jadar Project, Serbia

E-Paper

Concerns about Serbia’s Jadar project grow due to irregularities by authorities and Rio Tinto. Issues like sustainability failures, activist repression, unlawful assessments, corruption, and political influence, erode trust. This briefing covers the developments, concerns, and implications.

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Germany Calling Cover (ENG)

Germany Calling

E-Paper

Germany is dependent on labour migration from the Western Balkans. However, the emigration of young, educated people in particular is slowing down both economic and democratic progress in the region.

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Perspectives Southeastern Europe

With this series, we intend to let experts from the Balkans express their views about current political issues in their region. Perspectives focuses on Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the foundation has established offices.

All publications on Southeast & East Europe

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Our team in Berlin

Walter Kaufmann

Head of East & Southeast Europe Division

Robert Sperfeld

Senior Programme Officer East and South East Europe Division

Porträt Platzhalter

Katja Giebel

Senior Programme Officer East and South East Europe Division

Porträt Platzhalter

Jana Falkenroth

Project Officer Eastern and South East Europe Division

Porträt Platzhalter

Irina Ghulinyan-Gerz

Project processing Eastern and Southeastern Europe, responsibility South Caucasus and Belarus

Ghulinyan-Gerz@boell.de

Foto Nina Happe

Nina Happe

Senior Programme Officer East and South East Europe Division

Porträt Platzhalter

Anna Antonina Łysiak

Project Management Eastern and Southeastern Europe, responsible for Ukraine and Moldova, and Gender Focal Point

lysiak@boell.de

Porträt Platzhalter

Darya Tsaryk

Project Officer Eastern and South East Europe Division

Our offices in East & Southeast Europe

Europa

Our work in Europe

Since the end of the East-West conflict in 1990, the shape of Europe has changed dramatically. The European Economic Community, which was founded in 1957 by six Member States, has become the European Union with currently 27 members. Europe, which had been divided by the Iron Curtain for decades, has grown completely new in its history.

Sarajevo Office - Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia

The office coordinates the activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia. The focus is on supporting democratic and constitutional reform processes in the region and strengthening civil society.

Büro Moskau - Russische Föderation

Moscow Office - Russian Federation

For now, the revocation of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s registration by the Russian Federation marks the end of 30 years of dedicated work in this country.

Tbilisi, Georgia, 2021

Tbilisi Office - South Caucasus Region

The Heinrich Boell Foundation (HBF) in the South Caucasus (SC) contributes to the democratization process of the countries of the SC. We support initiatives, which form and strengthen an inclusive political culture that opens room for public participation on democratic development, socio-ecological transformation and gender democracy.

Büro der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Tirana - rotes, mehrstöckiges Gebäude mit am Balkon hängenden blauen Fahne mit Erdkugel

Tirana Office – Albania

Founded in 2021, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Tirana Office, works to build and expand democratic, accessible and diverse public spaces in urban as well as rural areas in Albania.

Sonnenuntergang über Sarajevo

Belgrade Office - Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo

The focal points of the offices are supporting democratic and constitutional reform processes in the region and strengthening civil society. They work with journalists, lawyers and political scientists, initiate media debates, organize workshops and advise reform-oriented political forces and groups.

Kyiv Office - Ukraine

Our main focus is to boost civil society in Ukraine and Belarus. To achieve this, we offer training programmes and assistance, host public discussion meetings in Ukraine, and promote civil-society organisations and initiatives in Belarus.

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