Overall Objective: To strengthen regional cooperation, transparency, and EU alignment of state aid practices in the Western Balkans through targeted capacity-building, stakeholder engagement, and evidence-informed dialogue.
Specific Objectives:
- Enhance institutional knowledge and regional cooperation by delivering a series of workshops and webinars that bring together state aid authorities, competition commissions, and expert institutions from all six Western Balkan economies.
- Build a shared understanding and consensus on key state aid reform prioritiesthrough joint discussions, selection of critical thematic areas, and collaborative development of methodology for short regional position briefs and a roadmap for improved transparency and EU acquis alignment.
- Increase public and institutional awareness of transparent state aid governancethrough visibility activities, tailored communication materials, and promotion of regional cooperation outcomes across media and stakeholder networks.
- Strengthen the role of the WEBECON Network in regional monitoring and dialogue on state aidby actively involving WEBECON members in data validation, facilitation of stakeholder engagement, and joint reflection on state aid practices, thereby enhancing
Donor: Western Balkans Fund
