The Center for EU Enlargement Studies (CENS) was taking part in the project entitled "Thinking 4 Governance": Sharing V4 experience on NGOs, CSOs and think-tanks’ interaction with administration financially supported by the International Visegrad Fund (IVF) and led by the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM).

The final outcome of the project is the report called "Civil Society in the EU Integration of the Western Balkans". This publication focuses on challenges in cooperation between governments and civil societies in the Western Balkan countries in six selected areas covered by chapters 23 and 24 of the accession negotiations with the European Union: effective monitoring of the implementation of action plans and strategies; human rights issues; migration and asylum policies; the judiciary and justice system; anti-corruption policies and activities; and civic education.

The study is co-authored by 20 experts from the Western Balkans. They map the problems in each of the subject by providing the existing framework of strategies, legislation and action plans, as well as the practical dimension of civil society–government cooperation in this regard. The authors offer consolidated recommendations to both the government and civil society, and additional recommendations to the EU, the international community, donors, and other stakeholders, with the aim to enhance collaboration in each country in the particular areas.

Please, find the full pdf report version attached below.