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Andrew Light Speaker Tour in Europe May 14, 2013 / Berlin, Germany; Brussels, BelgiumGMF Senior Fellow Andrew Light participated in a speaking tour in Europe to discuss opportunities for transatlantic cooperation on climate and energy policy in the second Obama administration.
In this podcast, GMF Vice President of Programs Ivan Vejvoda discusses last month's historic agreement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
Anchor Elaine Reyes speaks with Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow of the Asia Program for the German Marshall Fund, about Beijing's potential role in brokering peace between Israel and Palestine
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U.S. Senators Meet with NGOs in the Balkans November 10, 2004 / Belgrade
On November 10, the Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD) hosted U.S. Senators Mike DeWine (R-OH), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Gordon Smith (R-OH), and George Voinovich (R-OH), and U.S. Ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro Michael Polt for a meeting with nine Serbian non-governmental organizations.
The meeting focused on the importance of democratic reform — including providing forums for citizens to engage elected officials — and on national reconciliation by confronting a tumultuous past. The American participants listened to leaders of the Serbian NGOs articulate the complexities and challenges of the political and socio-economic transition of the region.
The group also discussed the need to strengthen democratic institutions in the Balkans and develop effective political leadership, underscoring the importance of NGOs and other civic reform programs supported by BTD.
“There is a potential to create a Balkan success story, but unfinished business and hard work on democratic reform remains,” said Ivan Vejvoda, executive director of the BTD. “The Balkan Trust for Democray’s long-term support of reform processes that engage citizens is an important step toward stabilization.”
