The European Youth Parliament (EYP) is a non-partisan, independent platform that brings together young people from across Europe to simulate the workings of the European Parliament, engaging them in debates on pressing issues and empowering them to develop leadership, teamwork, and diplomatic skills.
written by Lena Popovski, North Macedonia
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.
written by Matija Carević, Croatia
It’s early autumn morning. Maria sends a quick heart emoji to her family as she walks out of her small apartment. The streets are empty, the city still asleep, and the weight of a thousand kilometers lingers on her shoulders as she walks through the quiet dawn. She is one of thousands.
written by Arta Abduli Isaki, North Macedonia
In many towns across North Macedonia, the school bell marks more than the end of lessons. It often signals the moment when young people who share the same streets begin to live separate social lives.
written by Marija Marinković, Serbia
Financial freedom is a dream for many people, and to achieve it, we must be financially literate. However, in Serbia, as in many other countries, formal education does not provide enough financial education and young people often are not sufficiently prepared for independent living after schooling.
written by Fatima Zohra Taourit, Algeria
Homelessness is a serious social scourge that strikes the family at its core, and threatens society with the proliferation of other more dangerous scourges.
written by Laura Fonseca, Colombia
Factors such as war, social injustice, corruption and the abandonment of the State have contributed to the decline and lack of opportunities for better social development and decent living conditions in Colombia…
written by Sevgi Seid, Bulgaria
Digital technologies are transforming Bulgaria’s tourism sector by enhancing visitor experiences, strengthening competitiveness and promoting sustainable growth.
written by Jana Trajković, Serbia
Nowadays music makes a significant influence over the values and behaviors of young people, serving as an impactful method for cultural expression and ideological dissemination. In the Balkans, turbo folk music, a genre known for its vibrant rhythms and provocative lyrics, has gained immense popularity among teenagers. Turbo-folk emerged in the late 1980s and became… Continue reading The impact of turbo folk music on Balkan youth
written by Tijana Pereska, North Macedonia
Always wondering why these Balkan people praise their countries? Simple. It’s in their DNA to embrace their Balkan spirit. Google does not know everything. One can never get a direct experience, but one can get answers on what some ćevapi look like, but not how they taste, where Struga is, but nothing about how it… Continue reading How to feel The Balkans?
INFO, KOMS
The first meeting of the Permanent Expert Team for EU Youth Dialogue, a permanent expert body of the Youth Council of the Government of the Republic of Serbia was held on June 21, 2021.
written by Marija Marinković, Serbia
The news that 14-year-old Mahir Rakovac from Sarajevo killed himself at the end of 2014. after harassing a student from the Turkish-Bosnian school he attended would not be complete if we did not mention that the unfortunate boy lived in a nationally mixed, Croat-Muslim family…