Valeska Esch, M.A.
Research Division:
EU/Europe Visiting Fellow
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
Western Balkans, EU enlargement policy, Berlin Process, Serbia-Kosovo normalization dialogue, democratization processes, and the rule of law
Short Curriculum Vitae
Since 2025 Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center
Since 2025 PhD Student at the University of Graz
2022-2025 Head of Office and Senior Adviser to the German Government’s Special Representative for the Countries of the Western Balkans in the German Foreign Office
2018-2021 Deputy Executive Director and Program Director for Europe with the Aspen Institute Germany
2009-2020 (Senior) Program Officer for the projects on the Western Balkans and EU enlargement with the Aspen Institute Germany