Publications

Our calendar for 2025 is handmade and printed in RISO with soy-based ink. RISO printing is a sustainable and energy efficient print process. Each print may vary slightly, making each one-off and unique. Offsetting may occur, the imperfections we think add charm.  

The energy and climate crisis is real, and the big fossil fuel companies are dictating the rules of the game. Global warming and Russia's aggression in Ukraine have accelerated the search for safer, cheaper, and greener energy. One option is energy provided by energy communities. In post-communist countries, however, cooperatives have a distinctly negative connotation. The belief that energy should come from big government agencies or fossil fuel companies has created a perception that energy prices are beyond our control. But is this statement true? We explore this and many other questions in the following report.

The Heinrich Böll Foundation, Tirana office, is pleased to present “Understanding the Foreign Policy Behavior of the Balkans from a Small States Perspective”, a European academic workshop that will initiate a comprehensive discussion regarding the challenges and development opportunities in the Western Balkan small states.

Specifically developed and designed for a young international audience, the digital book "Unpacked! Plastic, Waste, & Me" answers 70 questions about plastic in colorful infographics and six true stories. Book designer and author Gesine Grotrian and a team of experts from the Heinrich Böll Foundation together with an advisory board of young people from all over the world have created an exciting non-fiction book for young people aged 12 and over.