Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) Amina Kaja and Adrijana Nikitović represented the YEA network at the International Youth Conference (IYC) in Kruševo, North Macedonia, from 29 September to 3 October. The theme of the conference was “European Values for the Future of the SEE Region”.  The main aim of the conference was to identify, promote and connect the most impactful young leaders from south-eastern Europe (SEE) for joint action focused on the region’s European future and its opportunities to have more responsible and more effective leadership.

The IYC consisted of panel sessions with speakers from many backgrounds – environmentalists, politicians, activists, novelists, diplomats, social entrepreneurs and more. Additionally, there were interactive round tables which aimed to gather input from SEE youth in order to create a blueprint of recommendations which will be shared with decision-makers.