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Twenty Years of Western Democracy Assistance in Central and Eastern Europe June 15, 2010 / Pavol DemešEvents more
The Road Forward for Belgrade and Pristina after the International Court of Justice Opinion June 23, 2010 / Caglavica, Kosovo
On June 23 Ivan Vejvoda participated in a BTD grantee panel debate with Ilir Deda, director of the Kosovo Institute for Research and Policy Development, and Oliver Ivanovic, state secretary of the Republic of Serbia’s Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, in a panel debate in Caglavica, Kosovo.
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Life in Kosovo interviews Ivan Vejvoda
July 27, 2010
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Ivan Vejvoda
Ivan Vejvoda, executive director of GMF's Balkan Trust for Democracy, one of the region’s most important civil society groups, spoke to Life in Kosovo about his hopes that a deal between Belgrade and Pristina can be made.
Balkan Trust for Democracy
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD) is a 10-year, $36-million grantmaking initiative that supports democracy, good governance, and Euroatlantic integration in Southeastern Europe. This award-winning public-private partnership was created in 2003 by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. BTD is structured to allow both European and U.S. partners to join the effort to strengthen transatlantic cooperation in the Balkans. Since its founding, additional contributions from Compagnia di San Paolo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Robert Bosch Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Royal Netherlands Embassy in Belgrade, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and Tipping Point Foundation have made BTD a true transatlantic partnership.
Grantmaking
Operating from the German Marshall Fund's Belgrade office, BTD awards grants in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. BTD also gives regional grants to organizations promoting the benefits of a pan-Balkan network.
Policy Dialogue
In addition to grantmaking, the Balkan Trust for Democracy continually works to accelerate the region's integration into Euroatlantic structures and to raise the profile of the Balkans. Together with GMF's Washington Headquarters and its other European offices, BTD connects local actors with European Union, American, and international individuals and institutions in order to build networks and consensus on Balkan issues from a broader, multi-stakeholder perspective.
The Bulgaria Fund
The Bulgaria Fund, also located in Belgrade, is a 3-year, $3-million grantmaking initiative of the United States Agency for International Development and the German Marshall Fund of the United States. It continues the USAID reform agenda in Bulgaria. In 2009, the Fund completed its grantmaking activities, and now focuses on the monitoring and evaluation of supported projects.
