BRIDGING THE GAP
High level dialogue on youth political participation and youth policy with parliamentarians in the Western Balkans
Thursday, 20 September 2018
09:00 - 09:15, Grand Dome
- Welcome by Talat Xhaferi, President of the Parliament
09:15 - 10:40, Grand Dome
- Opening Session: Bridging the Gap between youth and politics
Co-chaired:
• Mr Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Vice President of the European Parliament and lead MEP for EP Young Political Leaders Programme;
• Ms Ivana Tufegdjikj, MP
11:30 - 13:00
• Policy Lab 1, Hall 5 - Youth participation in politics
• Policy Lab 2, Hall 6 - Youth Employment, Enterprise and Brain Drain
• Policy Lab 3, Hall 9 - Fake news and disinformation
• Policy Lab 4, Hall 10 - Reconciliation and Legacies of the Past
14:30 - 17:00
- Policy Lab Panel discussions
17:00 – 18:00, Grand Dome
- Policy Labs - plenary session
Friday, 21 September 2018, Grand Dome
09:00 – 10:00
- Fostering political dialogue and consensus
• Talat Xhaferi, President of the Parliament
• Eduard Kukan, Member of the European Parliament
• Fadil Zendeli, Chair of the Standing Inquiry Committee for Protection of Civil Freedoms and Rights
10:30 - 12:30
- Conclusions of the Conference and Way Forward
Co-chaired:
• Mr Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Vice President of the European Parliament and lead MEP for EP Young Political Leaders Programme;
• Ms Ivana Tufegdjikj, MP