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SARAJEVO, December 28 (FENA) - Gender equality is a fundamental value of the European Union and a necessary precondition for equality, social justice, sustainable growth and development of society, which is why it is necessary to integrate it into the process of accession of the Western Balkans to the European Union.
Working to that end, six organizations from the Western Balkans have teamed up to implement a program called "Promoting Gender Equality through the EU Accession Process".
As countries prepare to implement EU laws and standards, they must take into account that women are half the population, and this must be reflected in all efforts to ensure equal representation of their needs and interests, as well as to ensure equal opportunities.
That is why gender equality must be one of the first things that comes to our minds when we talk about the EU accession process and the development of successful state policies.
Bosnia and Herzegovina must do much to implement the necessary reforms for EU membership. On this path leading to policy improvement and reform implementation, it must be ensured that gender perspectives are taken into account and incorporated at all levels, the organizations said.
Achieving this goal is only possible through the joint efforts of civil society organizations, as this is the only way to ensure that the gender perspective is taken into account and reflects the interests of women and men, contributes to women's rights and gender equality and ultimately improves people's lives.
With this in mind, women's civil society organizations in five Western Balkan countries - Northern Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and BiH - have pooled their expertise and knowledge to support governments in including gender in their programs.
They also intend to keep their attention on the gender perspective during the EU accession process, by implementing a four-year EU-funded program entitled "Promoting Gender Equality through the EU Accession Process".
Reactor - Research in Action (North Macedonia), Rights for All (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Kosovo Women's Network (Kosovo), Albanian Women's Empowerment Network (AWEN) (Albania), Women's Rights Center (Montenegro) and Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (North Macedonia Office) joined forces to fill the gap in available gender data for different sectors at the national level, monitor the implementation of government commitments on gender equality, provide relevant information for European Commission country reports and political dialogue on EU accession and build regional a network of organizations advocating for an improved gender perspective in the EU accession process.
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