The project aims to enhance regional cooperation at various levels to consolidate and maintain the dynamics of the integration process into the EU. The involvement of parliaments in the Berlin Process commitments will add value not only to the Berlin Process but also strengthen the role of parliaments in the EU integration process in each of the Western Balkan countries.

By assisting in increasing the capacities of parliamentarians and parliamentary staff and creating new avenues for regional cooperation at the parliamentary level, the project aims to strengthen the system of checks and balances between the legislative and executive branches, thereby encouraging greater coordination between the two branches of power concerning important national decisions and legislation in the context of harmonizing with European Union practices.

The project will be implemented in cooperation with a consortium of regional organizations consisting of the following: the Institute for Democracy (IDSCS) – North Macedonia, Institute Alternativa (IA) – Montenegro, Institute for Political Studies (IPS) – Albania, CRTA – Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability – Serbia and the Network of Progressive Initiatives (NPI) – Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The project is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, for a period of 24 months.