President of the IIP Hannes Swoboda introduces a series of video analyses by experts from the Western Balkans Initiative on major spring 2020 news stories, including the ongoing covid-19 pandemic in the region and the opening of EU accession negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania. In cooperation with the Karl-Renner Institut and the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip), the IIP's "Young Generations for the new Balkans 2030: Towards Alternative Horizons" initiative sets the spotlight on youth, their progressive stances, and hopes for the future.