Young European Ambassadors (YEA) from Bosnia Herzegovina: Armin Poljak, Nikola Bodulović, Hana Kunić, Nejra Gurbeta, Dragana Vučković and Džulisa Otuzbir had the opportunity to meet the Austrian Minister of Justice, Ms Alma Zadić, who participated in panel discussion called “Quo vadis, Bosnia and Herzegovina?” with EU Ambassador, Mr Johann Sattler and Bosnian civil society representatives.

After the discussion, YEAs had the opportunity to talk with Ms Zadić and to present to her the work of the YEA network, as well as talk about the position of youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The YEA platform is a creative network of young activists from across the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia). YEAs come from different backgrounds, yet they all share a common vision: the Western Balkans united in diversity. They learn about each other and the EU together, pursue creative projects, acquire new skills, connect via social media, and organise inspiring events – always driven by the idea that activism in youth is the most powerful force of social change.

The aims of the network are: to share EU values; to raise awareness about the EU’s cooperation with its Western Balkan partners; to showcase the tangible results of this cooperation; to contribute to policy dialogue on various topics; and to help increase civic activism.