This edition of the cycle \u201cFacing War \u2013 European Dialogues in Bosnia and Herzegovina\u201d is part of the Shared Horizons program. This program strengthens dialogue between the youth of the Western Balkans, with a view to the enlargement of the European Union. The European Dialogues in Bosnia and Herzegovina will bring together new voices from civil society and research in the Western Balkans and the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n
Thirty years after the Dayton-Paris Accords, the European Dialogues in Bosnia and Herzegovina will serve as a platform for civil society and the youth of the region. From a European perspective, this event will explore, since the end of the war in the Balkans, societies\u2019 aspirations for the future and the role of trust in social cohesion, peace processes, and democratic resilience.<\/p>\n
Over three days, participants will examine the various sources and dimensions of trust. The program will be built with the 32 new voices in research and activism that the IF supports as part of the Shared Horizons program. Committed to ecology, women\u2019s rights, fighting corruption and disinformation, these personalities, with highly diverse profiles, represent a formidable pool of expertise and perspectives on contemporary realities in the Western Balkans.<\/p>\n
The European Dialogues in Bosnia and Herzegovina will take place in Sarajevo from September 17 to 19, in partnership with the Sarajevo Fest and the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in Banja Luka on September 20, in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art of Republika Srpska. A pre-dialogue event was organized in Tuzla on June 20, 2025, in partnership with the Festival of Contemporary Women.<\/p>\n