Join the European Liberal Forum, ALDE Party Vice-President Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP and other distinguished speakers on 5 November at 9:30 CET for an insightful virtual discussion to hear the perspective of the Western Balkans on regionally relevant issues and policies as well as on the development of the accession process, among others.

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Full programme:

09:30 – 09:45 Opening remarks

Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP, Vice-President of ALDE Party

Hilde Vautmans MEP, President of European Liberal Forum

09:45 – 10:00 Keynote speech

Olivér Várhelyi, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

10:00 – 12:00 Getting it Right: From a renewed accession process to political, economic, and social transformation of the region

Moderator: Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP, Vice-President of ALDE Party

H.E. Bujar Osmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia

H.E. Gent Cakaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania

Nathalie Loiseau MEP, Chair of the EP Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Željana Zovko MEP, EP Committee on Foreign Affairs

Majlinda Bregu, Secretary General of Regional Cooperation Council

Photo credit: EP/Mathieu Cugnot 2019