EU Youth Dialogue

EU Youth Dialogue is a program of Mreža mladih Crne Gore aimed at ensuring that young people are active participants in the European integration process, not just beneficiaries of the policies adopted in that process.

As Montenegro approaches membership in the European Union, it is important that young people have space to express their needs, views, and expectations. EU Youth Dialogue creates exactly such a space — through consultations, public discussions, workshops, and meetings with institutions.

This program connects young people from different communities with representatives of institutions, civil society, and international partners. Through a structured process, young people identify priorities, formulate recommendations, and contribute to making European integration closer, more understandable, and more useful for their generation.

What the program includes

EU Youth Dialogue may include:

• consultations with young people in schools, universities, and communities;
• workshops on European integration and youth policies;
• public discussions with institutions;
• thematic cycles on issues important to young people;
• formulating youth recommendations;
• advocating for youth recommendations to be part of public policies;
• promotion of European values, rights, and opportunities for young people.

Topics the program may cover

Within the EU Youth Dialogue, topics such as the following may be addressed:

• education and quality of learning;
• employment and economic security of young people;
• mental health and well-being;
• equal opportunities;
• digital skills;
• climate policies and sustainable development;
• human rights;
• youth participation in decision-making;
• European programs and opportunities for young people.

Program goal

The goal of the program is to systematically include the voice of young people in the processes of European integration and public policy creation.

EU Youth Dialogue contributes to young people being recognized as partners of institutions, having their views heard, and ensuring that youth recommendations gain space in processes shaping the future of Montenegro.

EU Youth Dialogue connects Montenegro's European future with the voice of the generation that will live in that future.

EU Youth Dialogue is open to young people who want to participate in Montenegro's European integration process, express their views on issues that concern them, and contribute to shaping policies according to the needs of young people. Young people from member organizations of Mreža mladih Crne Gore, representatives of youth organizations and informal groups, students, high school students, young activists, as well as all interested young people up to 30 years old who want to participate in consultations, dialogue, and the creation of recommendations for youth inclusion in decision-making processes, can apply.