About us

MladiRini – a platform where your voice can be heard!

This platform was created as a part of a project implemented by a group of think tanks under the Think for Europe Network and their partners from Poland, Italy and Belgium. It is intended to survey the voices of the youth, aged 16 to 25, to propagate them and to stimulate discussion regarding various topics, among which internet freedoms, issues regarding the environment and rule of law will be featured. It was created as a part of the Make Future Together: EU and the Western Balkans from the Youth Perspective project but will serve for the continuous involvement and engagement with the youth.

Mladirini allows you to:

Provide your opinion regarding crucial topics

Read, watch, but also write blogs and inputs about these topics

Participate in events with fellow peers and debate internet freedoms

As previously mentioned, some of the main topics that will be discussed are:

Information technlogies
Environment
Rule of law

Also, this platform aims to gather the voices of the youth from 6 Western Balkan countries that are going to participate in the Conference on the Future of Europe. Therefore, the aim of the platform is to understand, include and advocate for the youth and their opinions on the big stage.

What this means is that you can provide us with significant input that we will be able to compile and promote in order to advocate for policies that will better a young person’s position in the Western Balkans.

And here’s us – teams full of advocates, youth enthusiasts and internet geeks who have worked hard to bring us here all together.

ТЕАМ

Anxhela Bruci

IDM Tirana

Anxhela has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Policy from the University of Tirana. She holds a Master of Arts in Global Crime and Justice from the University of York, United Kingdom. She is in the final process of completing a Master of Science in the Administration of Social Services at the University of Tirana.
Anxhela works as a Project Officer in the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) in Tirana. She focuses on public administration, good governance, crime prevention, community resilience, and economic empowerment of disadvantaged and/or vulnerable communities.

Anesa Omeragic

CEP Belgrade

Anesa has graduated from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science, and she holds a BA with Honours in Political Science – International Affairs, and a MA with Honours in Political Science.
Anesa works as an Events and Communication Coordinator at the European Policy Centre (CEP) in Belgrade. Her obligations include direct and indirect communication with the media, event organisation, preparation of press releases, media invitations, all communication related to the event organisation, etc.

Andrija Mladenović

CEP Belgrade

Andrija completed his Bachelor’s degree in International Relations at the Faculty of Political Science - University of Belgrade. He obtained his Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Political Science from the Central European University in Budapest. Andrija is currently pursuing a PhD degree at the Faculty of Political Science (University of Belgrade).
Andrija works as a Project Coordinator at the European Policy Centre (CEP) in Belgrade. He has experience in writing demanding project proposals, assisting and leading international project interventions, and leading small teams.

Dragana Jacimovic

IA Podgorica

Dragana has graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Montenegro, and attended specialist studies in International Relations.
Dragana works as a Project Associate in the Institute Alternative (IA) in Podgorica. In this position, Dragana was involved as a research associate in projects related to public procurement – „Towards a More Efficient Fight against Corruption“ and „Confidential procurement – public and secret“. She was one of the research associates for the publication „Report on the PFM Reform in 2017 and 2018: The other side of the coin“.

Emina Kuhinja

FPI BH Sarajevo

Upon completion of her BA studies, Emina obtained a double Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations, with a minor in International Law, from University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology and University of Buckingham. Emina earned her academic title as a Master of Arts (MA) in Political Science – Integration and Governance from University of Salzburg.
Emina works as a Researcher at the Foreign Policy Initiative BH (FPI BH) in Sarajevo. She has taken part in numerous seminars, conferences, trainings and was a youth representative for OSCE’s Group of Friends on Youth and Security.

Stefan Ristovski

EPI Skopje

Stefan completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Economics in Skopje. He obtained his Master’s degree (M.Sc.) at the European Economic studies program (business specialisation) at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.
Stefan works as a Researcher in the European Policy Institute (EPI) in Skopje. He is engaged in monitoring the accession process of North Macedonia in the European Union and sectorial policies. He works on the CIVICA project and the regional project of the TEN network.

Strahinja Subotic

CEP Belgrade

Strahinja is currently pursuing a PhD degree at the Faculty of Political Science (University of Belgrade). He obtained an MA degree in Political Science at the Central European University (CEU, Hungary). Prior to that, he studied at the University of Missouri during his junior year, as part of a programme funded by the US State Department.
Strahinja works as a Programme Manager and Senior Researcher at the European Policy Centre (CEP) in Belgrade. In this position, his key responsibilities include the preparation and implementation of research projects; research and production of policy products; supervision of junior colleagues and interns.

Lola Paunovic

CEP Belgrade

Lola completed her Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and in International Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW), USA. She obtained her Master’s degree (M.Sc.) from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) in International Politics, where she specialised in migration politics and policy.
Lola works as a Junior Researcher at the European Policy Centre (CEP) in Belgrade. She is an alumna of the fourth generation of the Academy of Youth Politics, which she completed as a recipient of a scholarship provided by the National Youth Council of Serbia (KOMS). Currently, she holds a position in the Youth Council of the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

Ardita Vejseli

EPI Skopje

Ardita graduated from the South East European University in Skopje with a degree in law, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in International Law at the same university.
Ardita works as a Researcher in the European Policy Institute (EPI) in Skopje. She is responsible for conducting research on human rights projects, and also works on topics related to youth rights. She has been actively involved in leading and organising two national debates according to the Deliberative Polling method, where both debates were organised in cooperation with Stanford University from the USA.

Arber Fetahu

GLPS Pristina

Arber finished his Bachelor studies in Political Science at University of Prishtina. He is a master graduate in Global/International Studies at Missouri State University as part of the USAID Transformational Leadership Program.
Arber works as a Researcher Fellow at the Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS) in Prishtina. His work is primary focused on foreign policy, public policy, democratization, European integration, and governance.

Contact

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us.

European Policy Institute (EPI)
2/2 Antonie Grubisic
1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
Phone: +3892 3 280 100
Email: contact@epi.оrg.mk

Institute Alternative (IA)
57, I/20 Bulevar Dzordza Vasingtona,
81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Phone/fax: +382 20 268 686
Email: info@institut-alternativa.org

European Policy Centre (CEP)
13 Djordja Vajferta
11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Phone: +381 11 40 82 265
Email: office@cep.org.rs

Institute fot Democracy and Medation (IDM)
Nd. 35, H. 1 Rr. Shenasi Dishnica
P.O.Box 8177
1017 Tirana, Albania
Phone: 355 4 240 0241
Email: info@idmalbania.org

Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS)
16/1 Rexhep Luci str.
10000 Prishtina, Kosovo
Phone: +383 38 234 456
Email: office@legalpoliticalstudies.org

Foreign Policy Initiative BH (FPI BH)
Avde Jabučice 12
71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Email: info@vpi.ba