Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE
One regional conference – five cities – one vision::
Belgrade · Sarajevo · Skopje · Tirana · Pristina
NGO Info-centre, 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 h.Solun, Nikola Vapcarov 10, Skopje, with simultaneous participation of speakers from studios in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Tirana, 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
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: Academy for European Integration and Negotiations (AIEN) from Tirana, Kosovo Stability Initiative (IKS) from Pristina, Network of Progressive Initiatives (NPI) from Sarajevo, NGO Info Center (NGO IC) from Skopje, Regional Academy for Democratic Development (ADD) from Novi Sad, and Youth Act Center (YA) from Tirana.
