East & Southeast Europe

The Heinrich Böll Foundation is represented in East and Southeast Europe with a total of six offices. You can find more about the work of our East and Southeast Europe department and our country offices on this page.

Here you will find current articles, publications, and thematic focuses on East and Southeast Europe.

Recent Articles on East & Southeast Europe

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

Femicides and Silence: Navigating the Struggle for Feminist Solidarity in North Macedonia

Background

Can digital activism replace the power of in-person protests? In North Macedonia, dwindling protest numbers and rising anti-gender movements challenge the fight for gender equality. Activist Sara Milenkovska's insights on the urgent need for solidarity.

By Angela Boshkoska

Foto: Eine Reihe von Polizist*innen mit Helmen und Schilden steht nachts eng beieinander, mit grellem Licht im Hintergrund.

German-Georgian Migration agreement: Germany must take a close look

Commentary

The migration agreement between Germany and Georgia has been in place since December 2023, and Georgia has been considered a safe country of origin for just as long. However, the increasingly repressive policies in Tbilisi make it necessary to rethink the German view of the country.

By Dr. Sonja Katharina Schiffers and Kirsten Krampe

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Thematic Focuses on East & Southeast Europe

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

Die Brücke über die Drina oder auch Mehmed-Paša-Sokolović-Brücke (serbokroatisch Most ... in der Stadt als Kontrollpunkt an der Straße von Sarajevo nach Serbien

A Watershed Moment for Bosnia and Herzegovina too?

Perspectives Turkey

All Thematic Focuses on East & Southeast Europe

Publications on East & Southeast Europe

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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Trump 2.0 and European cohesion

E-paper

Over the last three years, the transatlantic alliance has demonstrated a largely remarkable unity in its support for Ukraine. But the future of US policy under President Trump is particularly uncertain. Given this context, this paper explores how the European Union and its Member States could adjust their Ukraine and NATO policies.

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EU accession of Western Balkans: Stale technical processes need bold political steps

position paper

This revived hopes in the Western Balkans that the more than decade-long stalled process would finally start to move faster.

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