Skopje, 11 November 2023 (MIA) - The Friedrich-Ebert – Stiftung (FES), Olof Palme International Center and the Progres Institute for Social Democracy are organizing on Saturday the Socio-Ecological Forum Skopje 2023 with a focus on the energy policies of the Western Balkan countries and the European Union. 

 
The forum's agenda includes challenges in view of the environment, green agenda, promoting social cohesion through investments in employment, quality and inclusive education, as well as high-quality services for social inclusion and protection. 

 
FES Dialogue Southeast Europe head René Schlee, Minister of Environment and Physical Planning Kaja Shukova, Mayor of Centar Municipality Goran Gerasimovski, Mayor of Valandovo Pero Kostadinov, MP Dime Velkovski, Swedish MP Lena Bäckelin and Albanian MP Damian Gjiknuri are among the participants in the forum. 

"The Socio-Ecological Forum Skopje offers a unique platform that unites progressive leaders, civil society, academia, journalists, trade unions and youth from the wider European continent to ensure a transformation that is socially just. Due to its inclusive and dynamic character, it offers a meaningful exchange onto ongoing social challenges of ambitious energy and climate policies between the European, national, and local level," the organizers say.