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GENERAL REPORT ON 4th YEPP BALKAN CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR “FACING FUTURE TOGETHER” Belgrade, 23-26 June 2005 From Thursday, June 23rd 2005 till Sunday, June 26th 2005 Belgrade hosted 4th YEPP Conference and Seminar. The topic was “Facing future together”. With collaboration o9f Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Council of Europe, all YEPP member organizations and YEPP Observers visited Serbia and Montenegro including several invited guests from the Balkan region. Their presence gave support to Serbia and montenegro for their further succesfull progress towards Europe.

Participants arrived on Thursday, the 23rd of June. Mr. David Hansen, President of YEPP, opened the seminar at Welcome dinner. The following morning, after the welcome word of YEPP President, meeting was adressed by Mr. Majstorovic, Advisor of the Serbian European Integration Office and Mr. Milan Pajevic, Advisor for foreign politics to the Vice-President of the government of the Republic of Serbia. They spoke about directions of external policy and progress achieved from october the 5th till these days. Next Mrs. Iskra Crnobrnja, President of the Steering Committee for Quality Education opened a discussion about present situation in serbian education and its important reforms. Mr. Mihail Arandarenko spoke about region developpement and economic prosperity of Serbia and Montenegro.

The session on Saturday startedwith a lecture on «Perspectives for Balkan Integration in Euro-Atlantic Structures: how should the whole Balkan region be integrated in Euro-Atlantic structures» by Mrs. Jelica Minic, former adviser in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for European Integrations. Mrs. Minic spoke to young european politicians about her experience and what have Serbia and Montenegro achieved trying to receive the Fisibility Study. Participants were privileged to be adressed by Ambassador of Austria to Serbia and Montenegro who offered his view of the present situation situation in Serbia and progress in process of transition.

Later that day Mrs. Sonja Liht, director of Belgrade Fund for Political Exellence spoke about NGO in Serbia and their role in developpement of Serbian society.

Two organizations from Serbia, Youth of Democratic Party of Serbia (YDPS) and Youth of G17+ presented their work to all participants. YDPS was presented by Mr. Borko Ilic, President of YDPS and Mr. Andreja Milivojevic, International Secretary of YDPS. Mr. Aleksandar Popovic, Minister for Science of the

Government of Republic of Serbia and Vice-President of Democratic Party of Serbia spoke about organisation in his party, work of Serbian Government and pointed out his opinion of present Serbian poitical scene.

YEPP Working groups discussed various documents, and accepted: RESOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MARI DECLARATION ON THE SITUATION IN BELARUS DRAFT RESOLUTION –STRENGTHEN GLOBAL SECURITY introduced by CALL FOR STATESMANSHIP YEPP AND WHITE BAND CAMPAIGN Sunday was foreseen for departure of the participants.