Berlin Process Think Tank and Civil Society Forum Sofia 2020
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The impact of geopolitical investments in the Balkans
The Think Tank and Civil Society Forum will be live streamed on ECFR’s YouTube channel from Sofia.
Agenda
15.30 – 15.40 (EET) Opening statement by:
- Vessela Tcherneva, Deputy Director and Head of Sofia Office, ECFR
- Aleksandra Tomanic, Executive Director, EFB
- Marko Trosanovski, President, IDSCS
15.40 – 16.00 (EET) In conversation with:
- Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and
- Bujar Osmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia
on the goals of the upcoming Berlin Process Summit in Sofia
Moderated by Marko Trosanovski, IDSCS
16.00 – 17.00 (EET) Think Tank Forum
Chinese regional approach in the Western Balkans and EU’s response
Panelists:
- Vladimir Shopov, Visiting Fellow, ECFR
- Gjergji Vurmo, IDM, Albania and BiEPAG member
- Zoran Nechev, IDSCS, North Macedonia and BiEPAG member
Moderated by Vessela Tcherneva, Deputy Director of ECFR and Head of ECFR Sofia office
17.00 – 17.15 (EET) Coffee Break
17.15 – 18.15 (EET) Civil Society Forum
When geopolitics becomes personal – concrete implications on citizens daily lives
Panelists:
- Jovan Rajić, Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute, Serbia
- Denis Žiško, Center for ecology and energy, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Jovana Marović, Politikon Network, Montenegro and BiEPAG member
- Danilo Krivokapic, SHARE Foundation, Serbia
Moderated by Valerie Hopkins, Financial Times