Two days of networking in Tirana spark a beginning for enhanced collaboration to effectively support the implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans. Thank you to all participants for making this first edition an impactful one!. Stay tuned:

Thanks to all speakers, CSO representatives and policy makers for joining the 1st Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference🙏. The closing marks the end of the day and a beginning for enhanced collaboration to advance #ClimateAction across the Western Balkans. 🇦🇱🇷🇸🇲🇰🇽🇰🇧🇦🇲🇪🇩🇪🇪🇺

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Key points from the panel: . 📌 Raising awareness about the importance of clean energy is crucial.📌CSO collaboration with local authorities is most promising and effective .📌Capacity building for policy makers is crucial for the implementation of the Green Agenda in the region.

The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) @rccint published a comprehensive dossier. ➡️

What can the #EU do to accelerate #ClimateAction in the region? Next to financing (EU is the biggest donor of the Green Agenda for the WB), #JustTransition roadmaps and their implementation are crucial. Would you like to learn more about the Green Agenda for the WB?.

How can the region more forward in the implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans?

The afternoon session starts with a panel featuring representatives of the #EuropeanUnion and the EUKI-funded projects 'Balkan Solar Roofs' and EUCENA.

Half time at the second day of the Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference ⏰

Deputy ministers and state secretaries from across the Western Balkans discuss ways forward for the green transition. Vast agreement on:. 💡Expansion of renewables.🗣️More civil society involvement.🤝Enhanced cooperation between the countries . 🇷🇸🇧🇦🇦🇱🇽🇰🇲🇰🇲🇪🇪🇺.

Dr. Heinz Hetmeier, Deputy Director-General for European Policy at @BMWK, stressed the benefits of joint civil society commitment to the implementation of the Green Agenda.

Ulrike Leis, deputy director at #EUKI, highlights why civil society organisations are crucial for climate policy - in the Western Balkans and beyond.

Question of the day: How can civil society and policy-makers in the Western Balkans jointly strenghten climate and energy policy across the region?. Stay tuned ⬇️.

Now live ‼️ The second and main day of the Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference kicks off.

CSOs stand at the💚of implementing the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans🤝. At the Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference kick-off in Tirana today, representatives discussed the roles of CSO for #ClimateAction in the region. Follow live tomorrow:

The Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference kicks off today! 🚀. For those of you who want to join the conference yourselves: Today is your last chance to register for tomorrow's public event.

The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB) is at centre of the Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference 2023 and the region’s roadmap on #ClimateAction and the #EnergyTransition. Learn more about the conference and register by 25 September:.

Building up on the #BerlinProcess to accelerate #ClimateAction in the Western Balkans 💪. The Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference will discuss existing political frameworks to strenghten the regional climate partnerships of the EUKI Community.

It's a match! 🤝. The Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference will bring together civil society and the policy level to discuss how successful cooperations for #ClimateNeutrality and #EU-accession should look like. Learn more about the #EUKICON23 here:.

Did you know that the upcoming Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference will address the topic of #EnergyCommunities?. For more information about the Western Balkans’ pathway to climate neutrality and the full guest list of the #EUKICON23: 👇.

Upcoming Workshop on Maritime Spatial Planning 🌊. Join the University of Zagreb at their online workshop on marine spatial planning with a focus on offshore renewable energy infrastructure!. 🗓 22 September 2023, 9-14 CEST.📍Dubrovnik, Croatia & online.