For decades, young people from the Western Balkans have lived between two worlds – one defined by borders, bureaucracy and post-conflict challenges, and another, just across those borders, shaped by freedom of movement, vibrant democratic values and economic opportunities. The second one is the European Union.
As Montenegro moves forward in its European Union accession process, the views of its academic youth reveal a landscape of divided opinions. For some students, and young academics, EU membership is seen as a natural and necessary step towards political stability, educational alignment, and institutional modernization.
Ahead of the International Youth Day, marked on August 12, on August 5, in Belgrade representatives of six youth umbrella organizations from the economies of the Western Balkans signed a Memorandum of Partnership and Understanding.
Can you spot fake news before it fools you? Discover the essential media literacy and fact-checking skills every young person needs to navigate today’s digital world.
Self-expression through video content has become one of the main platforms for young people. If they are bloggers or streamers they just record themselves talking and millions of opinions can be heard if only you wish to listen. This also affected young people who want to express themselves artistically.
Albania’s journey toward European Union membership represents far more than a political or economic aspiration, it is a strategic and cultural commitment to becoming an integral part of the European family while remaining deeply rooted in its national identity.
Every eighth first grade high school student in Serbia tried marijuana. The research shows the critical period for first encounter with psychoactive substances is at age 14 and 15 for most students…
Even though slavery was officially globally abolished by the end of the 19th century, close to 50 million people, many of which are women and children, are effectively experiencing some forms of modern slavery.
The lost navigator on the island where he was shipwrecked, as long as his only company is the projection of his own shadow, has no power, he only acquires power when the other participates in his adventures. On the surface, it is possible to conclude that when others enter the scene, the possibility of exercising power is born, however there are more nuances that must be taken into account…
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, and across much of the Western Balkans, young people often feel stuck between ambition and stagnation. While EU policies promote youth empowerment, democracy and inclusion, the reality on the ground often feels not as such.
The media plays a very big role in the modern world that we are living in. Everything became so fast since the innovation of the Internet and mobile phones. But what about the effect of the social media and comparing the modern world that everyone is connected to the world and the past when we didn’t have Internet or mobile phones? Would our lives be better or worse if we didn’t have all these kinds of media technology?
Every two years, the European Youth Event brings together at the European Parliament in Strasbourg thousands of young people from all over the European Union and beyond, to shape and share their ideas on the future of Europe.