Making Sense of the Albanian Election 2021: Actors, Implications and Challenges

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The Greece/Cyprus Office of KAS and ELIAMEP (Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy) organise on Wednesday 21 April 2021 an online discussion on "Making Sense of the Albanian Election 2021:  Actors, Implications and Challenges".  

The upcoming national elections in Albania are seen as crucial for the country’s future, with the international community having set the successful completion of the electoral process as a precondition for Albania’s EU membership to progress. In this context, a panel of prominent speakers from Albania, Greece and Germany will analyze developments in the run up to the election, seeking to shed light on both key aspects of Albanian politics and the significance of this election for the political, social and economic life of the country. The panel will also reflect on the political dynamics of the election and the next day for Albania, discussing what the new government should prioritize, the challenges that lie ahead, and the key domestic and foreign policy issues which will continue to dominate the political and public debate.

 

Programme

Welcoming Remarks:

Henri Bohnet, Director at Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Greece and Cyprus Office

George Pagoulatos, Director General at ELIAMEP; Professor of European Politics and Economy at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

Discussion:

Angelos Athanasopoulos, Editor-in-Chief in Politics / Senior Editor on Diplomatic, Defense and EU affairs at “To Vima” (Athens)

Bernd Borchardt, Diplomat, f. Head of OSCE Presence in Albania; f. Head of Mission for EULEX Kosovo; f. Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Albania

Glevin Dervishi, f. Spokesperson and Advisor to the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; member of the negotiating team with Greece

Krisela Hackaj, Executive Director at Cooperation and Development Institute – CDI (Tirana)

Moderator: Ioannis Armakolas, Dr., Assistant Professor at Department of Balkan, Slavic & Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia Thessaloniki; Senior Research Fellow & Head of South-East Europe Programme at ELIAMEP, Athens

 

The event will take place online on 21.04.2021 from 17:00 to 19:00 (Athens time) and will be streamed on FB (@kas.athen) and YouTube (KAS Greece & Cyprus).

Working languages: English and Greek (with simultaneous interpretation)