Biography

Tefta Kelmendi is the deputy director for the Wider Europe programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Her research centers on the EU's policies in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Western Balkans, with a particular focus on EU enlargement and democracy promotion. It also incorporates security issues and protracted conflicts in the Western Balkans and select countries within the Eastern Neighbourhood. Kelmendi holds a Master’s degree in International Security from Sciences Po – Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA). At the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), her research focuses on democracy,EU enlargement, and security issues in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. Her publications can be found here.