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Western Balkans Fund WBF is an International Organization established by the governments of the WB6 to promote cooperation

🇪🇺 WBF at the Berlin Process Leaders Summit🤝 Today in Miločer, Budva, the Executive Director of the Western Balkans Fund...
22/10/2026

🇪🇺 WBF at the Berlin Process Leaders Summit

🤝 Today in Miločer, Budva, the Executive Director of the Western Balkans Fund, Dr. Murra, attended the Berlin Process Leaders Summit, the culminating event of Montenegro’s 2026 Chairmanship of the Berlin Process.

📍 Participating at the round table of international donors and regional initiatives, WBF highlighted the importance of turning political commitments into concrete opportunities, stronger regional links and tangible benefits for the people of the Region.

🤝 On the margins, Dr. Murra also exchanged greetings with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Prime Ministers Spajić, Mickoski, Kurti, etc.

✅ We express our sincere appreciation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro for its excellent hosting of the Summit in Miločer 🇲🇪.

💪 The Fund’s presence reflects the growing recognition of regionally owned cooperation as an essential part of our shared European journey.

📍 The Region is on motion! 🤝 At the margins of the Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit, the Executive Director of the WBF, Dr...
22/10/2026

📍 The Region is on motion!

🤝 At the margins of the Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit, the Executive Director of the WBF, Dr. Murra, joined heads of regional initiatives for a conversation on what we can deliver together.

Different mandates, one goal: concrete results for the people of the Western Balkans.

💪 This meeting takes places under the 🇲🇪 Montenegro 2026 Presidency of the Fund, which is contributing directly to strengthening our organisation, while reincorcing its regional ownership and impact.

📍 In Podgorica and Skopje, the EUth Negotiators of the Future Forum brought young people from across the Western Balkans...
21/10/2026

📍 In Podgorica and Skopje, the EUth Negotiators of the Future Forum brought young people from across the Western Balkans together to learn how EU accession works and to practise negotiation and compromise.

🟢 The aim was to prepare a new generation of informed, confident voices to shape our region’s path towards EU membership, while building the cross-border connections that make that path possible.

🤝 The forums were organized by Strategers Instiutute in Skopje and Partners, the NVO Centar za omladinsku edukaciju in Podgorica, Partners Albania for Change and Development in Tirana and ReSPA – Regional School for Public Administration, as part of the WBF-EU Joint Action.

❓ Do you want to have your impact or leaft your fingerprint in the future of the Region.

You don’t need to wait. The Empowering Regional Cooperation (ERC) Grants Scheme is currently open and accepting applications until 26 October (14.00 PM)

Apply now!

🇪🇺 The ERC Grant Scheme is co-funded by the European Union through IPA III, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, under the Civil Society and Media Programme for the Western Balkans and Türkiye.

📢 7 days left to apply for the ERC Grants!The call for proposals closes on 26 October at 13:59 CET. Civil society organi...
19/10/2026

📢 7 days left to apply for the ERC Grants!

The call for proposals closes on 26 October at 13:59 CET. Civil society organisations, business, media and educational associations, culture institutions, sports and arts groups: there is still time to turn your regional cooperation idea into an application.

💶 Grants of up to €25,000 per project
📅 Deadline: 26 October, 13:59 CET
❓ Check our FAQ for answers about the call

To apply and read the FAQ, please visit the website.

🇪🇺 The ERC Grant Scheme is co-funded by the European Union through IPA III, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, under the Civil Society and Media Programme for the Western Balkans and Türkiye.

📢 10 days left to apply for the ERC Grants!The call for proposals closes on 26 October at 13:59 CET. Civil society organ...
16/10/2026

📢 10 days left to apply for the ERC Grants!

The call for proposals closes on 26 October at 13:59 CET. Civil society organisations, business, media and educational associations, culture institutions, sports and arts groups: there is still time to turn your regional cooperation idea into an application.

💶 Grants of up to €25,000 per project
📅 Deadline: 26 October, 13:59 CET
❓ Check our newly published FAQ for answers about the call

To apply or read the FAQ, please visit the link in the comments section.

🇪🇺 The ERC Grant Scheme is co-funded by the European Union through IPA III, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, under the Civil Society and Media Programme for the Western Balkans and Türkiye.

📢 To everyone who has taken the time to submit a question regarding their application to the 2nd Call for Proposals of t...
16/10/2026

📢 To everyone who has taken the time to submit a question regarding their application to the 2nd Call for Proposals of the Empowering Regional Cooperation (ERC) Grant Scheme: thank you.

🤝 In line with our established practice, all questions received have been collected and addressed, and the complete set of replies is now being published in a single Questions & Answers document, exactly 10 days before the application deadline.

To find out the answers, visit our website news section.

We hope these clarifications will help guide you through the final stages of preparing your proposal, address any remaining uncertainties, and support you in submitting a complete and competitive application.

The clock is now ticking. If you have started an application, this is the moment to bring it across the finish line.

📌 Deadline: 26 October 2026, 13:59
📌 Grants of up to €25,000

🇪🇺 The ERC Grant Scheme is co-funded by the European Union through IPA III, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, under the Civil Society and Media Programme for the Western Balkans and Türkiye.

🎬 This week, another WBF Matching Grant project took the stage in Kotor!The 7th International Film Festival “Uhvati Film...
14/10/2026

🎬 This week, another WBF Matching Grant project took the stage in Kotor!

The 7th International Film Festival “Uhvati Film – Kotor” brought together filmmakers, audiences and young people around four days of film, dialogue and exchange, promoting inclusion, accessibility and the rights and potential of persons with disabilities through culture.

With films from across Europe and beyond, workshops, discussions and a Youth Jury featuring students from Kotor, the Festival once again showed how culture can open perspectives, challenge barriers and create space for voices that deserve to be heard.

🤝 We are proud to have supported this initiative through the WBF Matching Grants, helping regional ideas move from paper to the stage, the screen and the communities they are designed to reach.

And more are coming.

Earlier this month, five new Matching Grants were awarded, bringing another group of regional initiatives closer to implementation.

But the door to new opportunities remains wide open.

🇪🇺 12 days remain to apply for the Empowering Regional Cooperation (ERC) Grant Scheme, offering organisations across the Western Balkans grants of up to €25,000 for projects that strengthen regional cooperation.

📅 Deadline: 26 October 2026, 13:59
💶 Grant support: up to €25,000 per project

The ERC Grant Scheme is co-funded by the European Union through IPA III, under the Civil Society and Media Programme for the Western Balkans and Türkiye.

🍏 There is no age, border or limit to taking responsibility for the environment we share.☘️ On World Cleanup Day, the “L...
13/10/2026

🍏 There is no age, border or limit to taking responsibility for the environment we share.

☘️ On World Cleanup Day, the “Let’s Clean the Western Balkans” initiative landed in Durrës, bringing together nearly 30 activists from across the region for three days of exchange, learning and, most importantly, action.

💪 Supported through the WBF–EU Joint Action, the initiative reflects one of our key priorities: strengthening regional cooperation around a greener, cleaner and more sustainable Western Balkans.

🫵 Alongside workshops, discussions and working sessions on environmental action, volunteer engagement and community mobilisation, participants took their commitment beyond the conference room and onto the beach of Durrës, joining forces for a cleanup action.

✅ The initiative will continue across the Western Balkans, connecting activists, organisations and communities and helping turn local environmental action into a stronger regional movement.

This regional partnership is formed off:
🔘 Let's cleen Kosovo in Prishtina
🔘 Go Green Skopje
🔘 Green Line Albania in Tirana

🇪🇺 The Grant for Grassroots Initiatives (GGI) is co-funded by the Western Balkans Fund and the European Union, as part of the WBF–EU Joint Action.

To became our next Regional Champion, you can apply now at the currently open Call of the ERC Grant Scheme

11/10/2026

📢 Are you planning to apply for the ERC Grants or another opportunity offered by the Western Balkans Fund, but don’t have regional partners?

🫵 We know this can be one of the biggest hurdles.

🫂 That is why we have created a tailor-made solution for you: the WBF Partnership Hub. By registering at wbfpartnership.com, you get access to a growing search engine of hundreds of organisations who, just like you, are looking for a “match”.

✅ It is easy: just visit the link in the comments or reach the Hub through our homepage.

💪 Additionally, you can keep browsing for partners through our dedicated Facebook group. Just click “WBF Partnership Portal” and gain access to yet another powerful tool for connection.

📍 Yesterday in Prishtina, we hosted the final in-person Info Session of our regional tour presenting the ERC Grant Schem...
09/10/2026

📍 Yesterday in Prishtina, we hosted the final in-person Info Session of our regional tour presenting the ERC Grant Scheme.

🟢 For nearly two hours, we welcomed civil society organisations and other interested stakeholders, presenting the opportunity in detail, explaining the application process and answering participants’ questions.

The regional tour may be over, but the opportunity to engage with us is not.

💻 For everyone who was not able to attend one of the Info Sessions organised across the capitals of our Contracting Parties, we are pleased to invite you to our online Info Sessions taking place next week.

👉 Register through our website and join us to learn more about the Call, eligibility requirements and application process.

🇪🇺 The ERC Grant Scheme is co-funded by the European Union through IPA III, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, under the Civil Society and Media Programme for the Western Balkans and Türkiye.

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