More than 10 years ago, EIGE as the EU’s knowledge centre on gender equality, started working with EU candidate countries and potential candidates under the European Commission’s Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA). The goal was to improve gender equality in the Western Balkans and Türkiye region. After over a decade, here are 10 key achievements and reflections: For policies to effect meaningful change, they need to be shaped and designed with on-the-ground information. EIGE supported the development of the gender equality indices for Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo1, Montenegro…