2025-11-18
| Belgrade, Sarajevo, Tirana, Skopje, Pristina

REGIONAL CONFERENCE Western Balkan Youth and the European Union: Shaping Our Common Future

Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE

One regional conference - five cities - one vision:
Belgrade · Sarajevo · Skopje · Tirana · Pristina

The Center for Democracy Foundation, in cooperation with partner organizations from the Western Balkans, is organizing the two-day regional conference „Western Balkan Youth and the European Union: Shaping Our Common Future“ on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 18 and 19, 2025.

The conference will take place at Prostor Miljenko Dereta, Dobračina 55, Belgrade, with simultaneous participation of speakers from studios in Sarajevo, Tirana, Skopje, and Pristina.

BELGRADE – Prostor Miljenko Dereta, Dobračina 55, Belgrade
SARAJEVO – Hotel Ibis Styles, Dzemala Bijedica 169A, Sarajevo
PRISTINA – Hotel Sirius, Agim Ramadani, Pristina 1000
TIRANA – Xheko Imperial Luxury Hotel & Spa, Rruga Ibrahim Rugova Nr.56/H2, Tirana
SKOPJE – Hotel Solun, ul. Nikola Vapcarov 10, Skopje

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Topic: Western Balkan Youth and EU: Shaping our Common Future
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86795198765
Meeting ID: 867 9519 8765

The aim of the conference is to provide an opportunity for young people, civil society organizations, decision-makers, experts, and other stakeholders from the Western Balkans to present the priorities and challenges faced by young people in the process of European integration. It seeks to encourage mutual understanding and highlight good practices from both the Western Balkans and the European Union.

The conference aims to strengthen the youth voices at the local, national, regional, and European levels, fostering dialogue on reforms that affect the young generation.

The two-day conference will feature the following five panels:

I Bridge to Europe: Western Balkans Youth in Reform Processes

II Youth Employment in AI Era: Youth Guarantee in the Western Balkans – Challenges and Opportunities?

III Youth Well-being in Focus: Health, Housing, Culture

IV Youth in the Digital Landscape: Security, Trust and Resilience

V Youth and Nature: A Partnership for a Sustainable Green Future

AGENDA >>> (PDF)

The conference is organized within the project “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe” (2023–2026), supported by the European Union and implemented by the Center for Democracy Foundation in cooperation with partner organizations from the Western Balkans.