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May 2 | Paris

Breakfast Debate - Bosnia-Herzegovina, between Dayton and Europe. Organised by IFRI/CFA (In English). With Valentin Inzko, High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 8:30-10:00.

May 5 | Brussels

Policy Dialogue - Dealing with the past: justice and reconciliation in the Western Balkans. Communities and societies across the Western Balkans still need to face up to the unresolved legacies of the wars. To that end, a major pan-regional initiative – the Coalition for RECOM – seeking to establish a truth-telling commission has been gaining ground and international support over the past years. Panel includes Natasha Kandic, Founder and Executive Director of the Belgrade Humanitarian Law Centre and Pierre Mirel, Director for Western Balkans, DG Enlargement, European Commission. From 14:00 to 16:00.

May 6 | Brussels

Conference - Speak Up! Conference on Freedom of Expression and Media in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The European Commission's latest annual strategy on EU enlargement, adopted in November, highlighted in particular freedom of expression and media as one of the most important remaining challenges facing enlargement countries. In the past few months, freedom of expression has become all the more topical, with several new incidents reported. Opening and closing addresses by Michael Leigh, Director General for Enlargement. Speakers include Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy and Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.

May 6 | London

Workshop - Environmental Governance in South Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans: The Transformative Power of Europe? Public. This workshop aims to bring together scholars and practitioners, both within Western Europe and the region, working on aspects of environmental governance and regulation in candidate and potential candidate states within the region (Albania, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Serbia and Croatia).

May 7-8 | Tirana

European Parliament Delegation to observe local elections in Albania