Overview

“Ignita 2025: On the Edge” is the inaugural edition of a new regional platform designed to bring civil society, researchers, policymakers, business community, and youth into sustained, strategic dialogue on the Western Balkans’ European future.

Set in the repurposed creativity hub of ITP Prizren, the Forum will be held on October 8-10, 2025.

This year’s theme — “On the Edge”— invites civil society to reclaim its role in shaping the region’s European future, as we look into our joint regional efforts in delivering on EU accession through adaptive advocacy and grounded expertise.

Showcasing original research and innovative tools, navigating hope and disillusionment, the Forum seeks to foster regional agency and a common spirit for the long haul. As the political climate grows more volatile across the continent, the task now is to strip integration of its inertia and make it deliver on a long-overdue promise — to cross the institutional, political, and civic thresholds that still stand in the way of the WB countries becoming Member States of the European Union.