Skopje, 6 March 2025 (MIA) - The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) and the Faculty of Philosophy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University - Skopje are organising on Thursday a panel discussion entitled "Euro-Atlantic Security Dynamics: Challenges for NATO, Europe, and the Enlargement Process of the Western Balkans".

The event marks the opening ceremony of the so-called Regional School security 2025, an initiative which the KAS with support of our sister foundation from Brussel, the Wilfrid Martens Centre for European Studies (WMCES), and the Faculty of Philosophy-Skopje are traditionally implementing in the past years. 

According to the KAS and the Faculty of Philosophy, the initiative aims to foster exchange and friendship between the countries in the region bringing together students and young professionals, as well as academics and experts from the neighbouring countries, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Serbia, in order to discuss and exchange experience on topics of common interest, tackling mainly regional security challenges and regional cooperation.

The event will be hosted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Timcho Mucunski, who will give his welcoming remarks and a short introduction to the topic.

Official representatives of the organizing parties will also address the event, including the Official representative of Konrad Adenauer Foundation Office in Skopje, Daniel Braun, representative from the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Katerina Jakimovska, and the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Prof. Oliver Bakreski.  

Speakers who will give their contribution to the topic include Prof. Vasko Naumovski of the Faculty of Law "Iustinianus Primus" – Skopje, Former Vice Prime Minister for European Affairs and Former Ambassador of North Macedonia to the USA; Dr. Ana Krstinovska, Head of the ESTIMA Think-Tank; and Prof. Nenad Markovic of the Faculty of Law "Iustinianus Primus" – Skopje.

The event will be moderated by Prof. Marjan Gjurovski from the Faculty of Philosophy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, who will also give his introduction to the topic.

Photo: KAS and Faculty of Philosophy-Skopje