1. Training course "Youth for Road Safety" 1-7 November 2017
Ana Nikolov, M.Sc.
Head of AEBR Balkans office
Executive Director of ICBC institute CESCI Balkans director of planning

2. Introduction
Founded on July in the territory of EUREGIO (the first Euroregion –founded in on Dutch-German border)
37.5% of the total EU population lives in the cross- border area
≈ 200 CBC STRUCTURES:
Euroregions
Working Communities
CB Initiatives
EGTCs
Macroregions

3. European border area ≈ 40%
Population ≈ 30%

4. AEBR role in the Balkans
Strengthen Balkan’s Euroregions for implementing programmes and projects, to apply for funds and to receive and to dispose of them;
Raise the capacity of Balkan’s Euroregions to organize events that deal with CBC problems and to help to solve problems and to support special activities;
Act as platform for exchanges of experience and information with a view to identifying and coordinating common interests among the diverse range of cross-border problems and opportunities, and to propose possible solutions;
Improve public awareness of importance and value of Euroregions;
Detect special problems, opportunities, responsibilities and activities of Balkan’s Euroregions;
Initiate, support and coordinate cooperation between the Euroregions throughout Balkans;.

5. AEBR network of Young Leaders for CBC
Working Groups:
Economic Development;
Environmental Protection;
Spatial Analysis and Territorial Cohesion;
Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue;
Peace And Conflict Resolution;
Gender Equality

6. This Charter is created by young people from all over the Europe!
THREE PERSPECTIVES
What Youth can do for Youth
What Youth can do for Society
What Society should do for Youth
This Charter is created by young people from all over the Europe!

7. Thank you for your attention!
Ana Nikolov