The ninth BBinar focused on discussing how high emigration rates from the Western Balkans, particularly among young and skilled workers, combined with the other unfavourable demographic trends, have turned the region with once characterised with abundance of available workforce into a region facing significant labour shortages. 

The eighth BBinar focused on the demographic changes in BB countries, the challenges they pose, what opportunities may arise, and what are the possible policy responses.

The seventh BBinar focused on the situation of long-term care systems in the Western Balkans and discuss main questions, based on findings of recent research by the Red Cross of Serbia.

The sixth BBinar will focus on the progress and challenges of digital labour platforms in Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries and discuss fair standards of new forms of work.

The 5th BBinar discussed what role the social investment approach to social welfare policies can and should play in supporting sustainable development in the Western Balkan and the Eastern Partnership countries.

The 4^th BBinar discussed progress and challenges of developing accessible, affordable, and high-quality care for older adults as one way to improve gender equality in Western Balkan countries.

The 3rd BBinar will discuss models, progress, challenges, and ways forward for the development of the family type cares services for children in Western Balkans with country examples from Croatia, North Macedonia, and Albania.

At the second BBinar experts discussed the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on social care provision for older people, persons with disabilities and other groups with support needs in the Eastern Partnership region, and beyond.

The first BBinar will discuss the performance of countries in the Western Balkan region on issues covered under the European Pillar of Social Rights.

The European Centre is launching BBinars, a series of webinars, on social policies in Eastern Europe. The aim of this series of webinars is to offer members of the Eastern European Social Policy Network (EESPN), European Centre colleagues and a wider audience, especially interested in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership region a possibility to exchange and learn among peers.