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June 21, 2010

A representative of MGERB took part in the third module of the regional program of the Bulgarian School of Politics for 2009/2010 which took place in

21/06/10

The third and last module of the regional program of the Bulgarian School of Politics for 2009/2010 took place from the 17th of June to the 20th of June in Sofia, Bulgaria. The title of the module was “Youth policies and perspectives for regional cooperation on the Balkans”. Youths from Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro participated. Among the participants were representatives of the youth organisations of the main political parties of the corresponding countries, as well as representatives of the media and non-government organisations. MGERB was represented by Deyan Nikolov – Member of MGERB Sofia.

The module included lections on the following topics: “The Balkans as a web of well governed countries”; “Enlargement of the European Union and integration – opportunities and perspectives for the future”; “Bologna Process – the actual realisation in the Balkan countries up to 2010”; “Freedom of mobility and possible measures of the government for reversing the “flow of brains” and “Intercession and lobbying, as tools for building policies: Practical solutions for the Balkan policy”.

Lecturers were Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Geoffrey Keating – Ambassador of Ireland in Bulgaria, Mr. Svetoslav Malinov – Member of European Parliament, Mr. Zenan Sabanac – lecturer from the Faculty of Science and Mathematics of the University of Sarajevo and Prof. Atanas Gotchev from the department of International Relations of the University of National and World Economy.

During the whole course of the training the participants had the opportunity to work in small groups, to sharpen their ability to work in a team, for creating a plan for solving a specified problem and defending the position of a specific group of the society.

In the end of the module the participants reached a conclusion regarding the final version of the created by them project for a White Book for the youth policies on the Balkans. In the upcoming weeks the Bulgarian School of Politics is scheduled to send this document to institutions, establishments and political parties in all of the countries, which were represented in the Regional program. The White Book contains specific recommendations for the development of youth policies, based on the experience of the different countries on the Balkans.

The regional program of the Bulgarian School of Politics for 2009/2010 was closed with an official ceremony in New Bulgarian University, which was attended by Mrs. Irina Alexieva and the rector of the university Prof. Liudmil Georgiev, the participants received their certificates for the successful completion of the program personally from Mr. Georgi Pirinski – Deputy Speaker of Parliament.

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