From 27-29 May 2016, Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS) hosted the fourth and final workshop of the European Integration School, on the topic: ‘The Stabilization and Association Agreement between Kosovo and the EU: Its implementation significance from the perspective of regional best-practices’, held in Vlorë, Albania. This workshop is part of the project “Strengthening the discourse on knowledge in the field of the Stabilisation and Association Process between Kosovo and EU through a mini school on European Integration”, supported by Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS) and implemented by GLPS. The workshop gathered more than 30 professional journalists from the main national and local media, and representatives from the institutions that are directly involved in the process. The main purpose of this workshop was to enhance their professional knowledge, with regards to their role in the implementation process of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) and its importance for Kosovo. The workshop offered an exceptionally original perspective in addressing the process of criteria upon which the institutional communication will be developed, using comparative perspectives of other countries in the region. Participants had the opportunity to discuss and get informed about the SAA process and its implementation in Albania, as well as the success stories and failures throughout the long path towards the EU Integration.

Lecturers:

1. Mr. Gentian Elezaj – Former Deputy Minister of EU Integration in Albania;

2. Mr. Aleksander Cipa – Head of the Journalists Union in Albania.

Venue: Hotel Bologna, Vlorë, Albania.