On October 23, 2025, Balkan Views was a part of the workshop under the project entitled Building the “Serbian World”: Serbia’s Impact on Security and Stability in the Western Balkans, which is funded by the International Visegrad Fund. The event was hosted by the NGO AKTIV in North Mitrovica, Kosovo.
The meeting featured an active exchange of ideas, with participants addressing ongoing political and security issues, as well as possibilities for improving regional cooperation, reinforcing institutional resilience, and promoting accountable governance.
One of the central points of discussion concerned the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. Participants noted that various influences—including manipulated media content, disinformation campaigns, and political pressure—are hindering dialogue and undermining stability.
They stressed that the complexity of current relations makes international involvement increasingly important, particularly to re-establish meaningful socio-political dialogue and give new momentum to negotiations within the Brussels framework. According to participants, such renewed engagement could lay the groundwork for long-term improvements in the normalization process and strengthen regional stability overall.
In their closing remarks, participants highlighted that initiatives of this type help raise awareness of pressing security challenges, support democratic resilience in the Western Balkans, and encourage cooperation between regional and European stakeholders striving for durable peace and partnership.
The workshop forms part of the project “Building a ‘Serbian World’: Serbia’s Impact on Security and Stability in the Western Balkans,” led by civil society organizations from Central Europe and the region, with the backing of the International Visegrad Fund. The project runs from June 2025 to March 2026 and involves partners from Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, and Slovakia.
The Kosovo event was organized by NGO Aktiv, in partnership with the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP), the Digital Forensic Center (DFC) of Montenegro, the Foreign Policy Initiative BH (FPI BH) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Res Publica Foundation of Poland.
The project will produce four analytical studies and a concluding policy brief with recommendations, as well as a final roundtable in Prague, where conclusions and policy proposals will be presented to decision-makers from Europe and the region.