June 9, 2026
7th Call for Proposals Belgrade Cultural Cooperation News/Events Success Stories

Creative Vibes in Petnica – Sounds of the Balkans in the Heart of Serbia

The main activities of the Creative Vibes project, which brings together young musicians from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia, took place from July 20 to 27, 2025,.

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News/Events Success Stories Tirana WBF-IVF Fellowship

Dr. Luli, sharing a Fellow success story

Last Friday, the Western Balkans Fund and the International Visegrad Fund proudly announced the 𝟰𝟰 winners of the second edition of the 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒔 – 𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑. Choosing from over.

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Belgrade Education & Research MOVE Grants News/Events Skopje Success Stories Tirana

Funding regional cancer research (Download Paper)

The Western Balkans Fund is proud to support regional scientific cooperation through the WBF Move Grants.As part of this initiative, we facilitated the mobility of Dr. Marjana Petković, a distinguished.

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6th Call for Proposals Belgrade Education & Research News/Events Prishtina Sarajevo Success Stories Tirana

Rewriting the narrative: How to use AI to reshape the Regional Media

The Journalists’ Association of Serbia (UNS) was founded in 1881. It is one of the region’s oldest and most respected media organizations, dedicated to upholding professional standards and fostering regional.

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Sarajevo Success Stories The Secretariat WBF-IVF Fellowship

Meet Tomasz, from Poland to Sarajevo to explore and learn from the legacy of former Yugoslavia

Meet Tomasz Woźniakowski, who spent his research stay in Sarajevo, exploring fiscal and military integration in former Yugoslavia – and the lessons it holds for the European Union’s efforts toward.

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News/Events Success Stories The Secretariat

Writing Through Wounds: The Voice of Tea Tulić

In September, seven young female writers—selected from among 153 applicants—were awarded the WBF-funded “Štefica Cvek” literary prize. This prize celebrates the collective impact of feminist and queer literature that challenges.

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ERC Grants ERC Grants News/Events Sarajevo Success Stories

Providing tailor made psychological care to the marginalized communities

A project under implementation is currently focusing on a very much delicate topic, a tailor-made psychological support for the marginalized groups in the Western Balkans Region. Part of the Empowering.

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ERC Grants News/Events Success Stories The Secretariat Tirana

ERC Grants Project: Digitalization of Public Administration Raises Privacy Concerns

The Albanian Helsinki Committee, a beneficiary from the ERC Grant Scheme, organized an advocacy roundtable on Tuesday, presenting key recommendations regarding the digitalization of public administration and the protection of.

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News/Events Success Stories The Secretariat

EU singles out WBF-made “success stories”

PUBLISHED ON WEBALKANS IN 30 JANUARY 2025     The 5th joint EU and Western Balkan Fund (WBF) call for projects focused on strengthening regional focused on strengthening regional cooperation, and.

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News/Events Success Stories Tirana

Erisa Tërshalla: Winning more than just a Cup

The U-13 Balkans Cup in Niksic was more than just a competition—it became a bridge of friendships for the young girls who participated. Among them was Erisa Tershalla, who traveled.

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Belgrade News/Events Success Stories

Basket Coach/ From Vojvodina, embracing the new Regional Platform of Cooperation

Milan Ivanic is one of the beneficiaries of the “U-13 WBF-sponsored Basketball Cup” held in Niksic. Together with his team, he travelled from Novi Sad and supervised a stunning performance.

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News/Events Podgorica Success Stories

From Niksic, building up a Regional Platform to connect young girls through sports

In October, young girls under the age of 13 from across the region gathered in Niksic to participate in the WBF-funded U13 Regional Basketball Cup. The event was action-packed, featuring.

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