
The involvement of present and future generations in the shaping of our societies is high on the political agenda on a local, regional, national and European level. Therefore, already in 2010 the EU initiated its own Youth Strategy. In 2016, EU Leaders endorsed the need for action in support of youth in the Bratislava Roadmap. Since then, various EU policies and initiatives have aimed at giving leverage to young people in Europe:
- the Youth Guarantee
- the Manifesto for young people by young people to shape the European cooperation policy
- the Eastern Partnership
- the European Year of Youth 2022 and the
- Youth for a just transition – A toolkit for youth participation in the Just Transition Fund
In this context, the Danube Youth Council (DYC) shall provide a platform for institutional involvement of young people in all EUSDR bodies to make ideas and viewpoints of young people heard and considered on a political level.
The Danube Youth Council has been officially established as of October 2022 and is composed of 28 members, 2 members from each of the 14 Danube Region countries (Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine). The members of the Youth Council may:
- propose concrete actions and projects and suggest topics
- bring ideas to the attention of high-level politicians from EUSDR states and regions
- contribute to the EUSDR priorities and policies
- raise attention for the special features of their regions at the transnational level
- participate in all youth activities of EUSDR
- participate in EUSDR events as well as international and EU related youth events
For the first 13 months of its existence (1 October 2022 – 31 October 2023), the Danube Youth Council is funded by the European Commission and co-funded by the City of Vienna. This financial support covers travel and accommodation costs of DYC members for meetings and events.
Starting on 1 November 2023, the Danube Youth Council moves from the Pilot Action to long-term implementation.
DYC Members 2022/2023
Anna Strigl
anna.strigl@outlook.com
Philip Tudor
philip_tudor@outlook.com
Pejo Bosnić
pejobos00@gmail.com
Andrej Ševa
andrej.seva@student.ef.unibl.org
Martin Penov
martinbpenov@gmail.com
Dimitar Uzunov
dimitaruzunov89@gmail.com
Alen Šukurica
dyc@eusdr-dsp.eu
Jana Burzyková
jana.burzykova@gmail.com
Vana Ćendo
vana.cendo@gmail.com
Ratin Sazedul
r.sazedul@gmail.com
Julian Stöckle
jmcstoeckle@web.de
Dejana Petranović
dejana1.petranovic@gmail.com
Biljana Popović
biljana98popovic@gmail.com
Bence Bíró
bbencex@gmail.com
Maty Mihal’ko
maty.mihalko@gmail.com
Kristijan Briški
kris.briski@gmail.com
Anja Filipović
anjafilipovic0@gmail.com
Olena Lemak
olenalemak96@gmail.com
Sofiia Korol
sofiakorol2002@gmail.com
