Mila Mladenova

YEA of the Month May 2023

My name is Mila Mladenova, YEA from North Macedonia. I am a 22-year-old medical student enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

I am a founder and vice president of Youth Empowerment Association, a civil society organisation which aims to promote youth participation and active citizenship in order to achieve better youth policies & greater involvement of the young population in the decision-making process.

Over the past two years, as I am the Young European Ambassador, I have actively organised and participated in numerous events and initiatives across the Western Balkans and the EU addressing crucial topics such as health, media literacy, environment, human rights and the EU integration.

This May I had the chance to celebrate Europe Day in the heart of the European Union, Brussels, and engage in insightful discussions with EU representatives about the most pressing issues of our time and the opinions and perspectives of the young people in the region.