People are more afraid from the unknown than from the enemy.

“People are more afraid from the unknown than from the enemy. We need more positive examples, cooperation and opportunities to get to know each other better.”

25 May, 2017
Belgrade, Serbia

Anita Mitic, Director, YIHR Serbia: people in the region connect more things than divide, high unemployment especially among youth. People are more afraid from the unknown than from the enemy. There is a need to promote more positive examples, more cooperation, more opportunities - getting to know each other; and to have a strong regional network of NGOs that would facilitate and encourage cooperation.

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The Balkan Forum initiative was launched at the first Annual Balkan Forum meeting held on 7-9 February 2013 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Forum gathered diverse stakeholders and leaders from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia. Over 50 participants from civil society, the private sector, academia, and government worked together to generate ideas and innovative strategies to deepen regional collaboration and catalyse economic development, drawing the region’s strengths and comparative advantages.

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“People are more afraid from the unknown than from the enemy. We need more positive examples, cooperation and opportunities to get to know each other better.”

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