Cooperation of countries in the region with regards to youth policies, supporting youth policies, and the role of youth in political parties were among the topics of the program for young political leaders in the European Parliament – Bridging the gap between youth policy, youth participation and parliamentarians in the Western Balkans, with the Institute for Youth Development KULT as one of the participants.
The goal of this two-day event in Brussels was to bridge the gap between MPs in the Western Balkans and youth, and rethink the role of PMs in Western Balkans countries in developing and implementing youth policies.
The European Parliament has a formal political and institutional obligation towards Wester Balkans countries, in the context of stabilization and accession to the EU. In order to help countries in this region, the European Parliament created a series of activities and programs intended to support the integration process in the countries of this region. One such activity are seminars for political leaders, and seminars on political and cultural participation of youth and networking on the local and regional level.
The European Parliament’s Young European Leader Program (YPL) includes young politicians, political activists, young MPs, representatives of civil society organizations, political parties and youth leaders. The program, among other things, aims to create an approach allowing for political dialogue with youth in 3rd world countries, including West Balkans countries.
The program participants included representatives of the Youth Council of the Federation of BiH and the Youth Council of Republika Srpska.
They also devoted attention to regional cooperation of youth by presenting previous experiences of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office and further use of the Erasmus Plus program.
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