Balkan Peace Initiative

Tirana, June 26, 2026, UPF Europe and Middle East holds Balkan Leadership Conference in the Albanian Parliament.

Brussels, November 19, 2025 - A Conference was held at the European Parliament, in partnership with Hon. Lukas Mandl MEP, on "Balkan Stability and European Security".

The theme of the Session 2 of the Balkans Leadership Conference held in Kosovo on 5 October, 2024, was Demographic Transition in the Western Balkans - Youth, ‘Brain-Drain’ and Family Issues.

The theme of the Session 1 of the Balkans Leadership Conference held in Kosovo on 5 October, 2024, was EU-Western Balkans Relations - Peace and Stability in the Region.

On October 5, 2024, UPF Europe and Middle East held in Pristina, Kosovo, a conference on the theme: Peace, Stability and Demographic Transition in the Western Balkans.

Skopje, North Macedonia—The Western Balkan leaders focused on the issue of entering the European Union.

Skopje, North Macedonia—The final session of the conference focused on youth and EU integration.

Skopje, North Macedonia—The second session was titled “Perspectives on Peace and Reconciliation in the Western Balkans.”

Skopje, North Macedonia—Entering the EU was on the minds of the Western Balkan leaders as the conference opened.

Rome, Italy—The “tensions that often flare up” on the Balkan Peninsula were the topic of discussion.

Pristina, Kosovo—UPF was one of the sponsors of the second annual “No Peace Without Women” conference.

Seoul, South Korea—“Prospects for Peace in Southeast Europe,” which took place on May 4, 2023, was one of the regional peacebuilding sessions of Peace Summit 2023, organized by UPF International.

Balkan leadership conference " Western Balkan Countries and EU Relations – Challenges and Perspectives”, Vienna, November 11, 2022, Third Session.

Balkan leadership conference " Western Balkan Countries and EU Relations – Challenges and Perspectives”, Vienna, November 11, 2022, Second Session.

Balkan leadership conference " Western Balkan Countries and EU Relations – Challenges and Perspectives”, Vienna, November 11, 2022, Opening Panel and First Session.

Vienna, Austria—Former Western Balkan heads of state, high-level officials and Balkans experts were the panelists at the conference.

Europe and the Middle East—The International Leadership Conference focused on Korean reunification and a global culture of peace.

Tirana, Albania—The final ILC2022 session focused on peace and security in the Western Balkans.

Pristina, Kosovo—Kosovo’s prime minister was the keynote speaker at a Balkans Leadership Conference held under the auspices of the Government of Kosovo.

Paris, France—A UPF Albanians’ Peace Council was inaugurated for Albanians living in France.