Waves of Democracy is a project run by IUC-Europe and Global Citizen in cooperation with the European Fund for the Balkans and the European Movement Serbia. The European Fund for the Balkans financially supported the Project.

From 2nd until 8th July 100 young Europeans from the EU countries and the Western Balkans met in Novi Sad in Serbia to discuss the challenges and possibilities that Western Balkans faces in Europe and in the world. The young students from the Western Balkan countries had an amazing opportunity to meet their peers from EU countries and in a specific intercultural atmosphere discussed how they can benefit from each other. The overall aim of this gathering was to promote peace and understanding and to give a contribution to a better future for coming generations. Through their participation in this summer school participants become part of an extensive network of young Europeans. They were educated as youth ambassadors and Global Citizen editors and a number of them will be involved in the IUC future activities in the region and in DK.

The summer seminar in Novi Sad included many various lectures, presentations, plenary debates. The overall strategy was the Model European Parliament (MEP concept), which has been developed by students and teachers involved in the MEP sessions. The work was organized in 10 groups and five different committees (1. Energy and Climate Change; 2. Regional Development; 3. Culture and Education; 4. New Media and Democracy; 5. Active Citizenship), which were run by experienced students, who previously participated in international seminars. You can read more about the programme here.

At the end of the summer seminar participants jointly prepared the conclusions and recommendations in form of Citizens Agenda.

The next Young Citizens’ Networking Conference will be held in Zagreb in 2011.