{"id":3179526,"date":"2026-07-06T21:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/?page_id=3179526"},"modified":"2026-07-07T06:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:02:55","slug":"culture-and-youth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/themes\/culture-and-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture and youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Culture and youth<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Culture and sport bring people together. Young people are the drivers of change. Europe\u2019s rich cultural heritage embodies our shared history, and the youth our common future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Culture-and-youth-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Culture and youth\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The EU supports many efforts that aim to improve the lives and future opportunities of young people, artists and creative industries, and sports participation in the Western Balkans. Cooperation and exchange is the common thread at the heart of all these initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/51468221204_a647a2a162_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Art and culture<\/h3>\n<div>The EU and the Western Balkans share deep cultural ties. The EU provides many opportunities for artists and creative industries to collaborate and reach new audiences.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/themes\/culture-and-youth\/art-and-culture\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sport.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sport<\/h3>\n<div>Sport brings people together regardless of age, background, or nationality. 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