The Montenegro branch of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organised Youth Talks in Herceg Novi on 7 April. More than 30 young people aged between 15 and 25 years old took part in this event in cooperation with the French Embassy, and supported by the Herceg Novi Secretariat for Culture and Education. The goal was to bring young people from Montenegro closer to the founding ideas and values of the EU.

The meeting was attended by the French Ambassador to Montenegro, Christian Thimonier; the Deputy Head of Mission from the Czech Embassy, Petra Ali Dolakova; the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Slovenian Embassy, Goranka Krošelj; the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Hungary, Mira Vuity; and Isabelle Thomas Delic from the European Integration Office. The young people attending got a chance to address the diplomats directly and to find out more about EU values and the opportunities the EU offers to young people.

In line with the priorities of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU, the French Embassy in Montenegro and RYCO in Montenegro plan to organise a series of Youth Talks in different parts of Montenegro. Future Youth Talks will take place in Berane, Pljevlja and Ulcinj.