August 8, 2026
News/Events Podgorica The Secretariat

WBF-Swiss Confederation extend cooperation for 2026-29

The Western Balkans Fund and the Swiss Confederation have extended their successful cooperation for the 2026โ€“2029 period, marking a major step forward in the Fundโ€™s long-term development. The new agreement.

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News/Events Podgorica The Secretariat

Dr. Murra remarks at the celebration of the Western Balkans Fund

Honorable Minister Ibrahimoviฤ‡ Thank you to you and your very dedicated team for hosting and organizing this important event to celebrate the Western Balkans Fund, and especially the Montenegrin Presidency.

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News/Events Podgorica The Secretariat

H.E. Minister Ibrahimovic remarks at the Montenegro 2026 Presidency Event

Excellencies Esteemed Mr. Murra Distinguished representatives of the Swiss Confederation, Japan and the International Visegrad Fund Members of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Western Balkans Fund Dear partners.

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News/Events Podgorica The Secretariat

Celebrating Montenegro 2026 Presidency of the Western Balkans Fund

This Friday marks our first major event of the year: The Celebration of ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”. The celebration, hosted kindly by the Deputy Prime.

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News/Events The Secretariat

WBF and RAI strengthen partnership

Today, in Sarajevo, building stronger alliances Executive Director of the Fund, Dr. Murra, meet with director of Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative – RAI, to discuss advancing anti-corruption initiatives and exploring opportunities.

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News/Events Partner The Secretariat

WBF welcomes high ranking German Delegation

Yesterday, at the Secretariat, together with the WBF Presidency-in-Office, Montenegro, we had the pleasure of welcoming a high-level German Delegation, with representatives from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and.

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Lead Balkans News/Events Sarajevo The Secretariat

From Banja Luka, to Diaspora

A few months ago, the play “Four Sisters” was staged at the Banja Luka Student Theater. Supported by the WBFโ€“EU Joint Action, the performance unfolded through fragments, notes, reflections, and.

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7th Call for Proposals ERC Grants News/Events The Secretariat

WBFโ€“EU Joint Action Newsletter: Phase II Concludes, Phase III Begins

In January 2026, the Western Balkans Fund (WBF) formally concluded the Second Phase of the WBFโ€“EU Joint Action, implemented under the EU project โ€œSupport to the Promotion of Civil Society.

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MOVE Grants News/Events The Secretariat

Full list of winners published: WBF Move Grants, 6th Call for Proposals

Following a careful evaluation process, we are pleased to publish the list of winners under the WBF Move Grants, 6th Call for Proposals. The list below includes the names of.

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#ConnectBalkans: The Western Balkans Regional Summer School News/Events The Secretariat

Announcing #ConnectBalkans: The Western Balkans Regional Summer Academy

Western Balkans Fund, with the financial support of the Open Society Foundations – Western Balkans, is delighted to announce the #ConnectBalkans Regional Summer Academy. GENERAL DESCRIPTION  #ConnectBalkans โ€“ Regional Summer.

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News/Events The Secretariat

WBF is hiring: Program Coordinator

๐–๐๐… ๐ˆ๐’ ๐‡๐ˆ๐‘๐ˆ๐๐† We are opening a vacancy for a ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, open from 15 January to 1 February 2026. The call is open to eligible candidates from all six.

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