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FEAR THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A CHANGE
According to Eurostat, the European Union's statistical office, 24% of young people in the EU aged 16 to 29 were engaged in politics or...
WHO WILL CONTROL WHOM?
Last week, news broke that Norway was introducing an almost complete ban on the use of artificial intelligence for primary school students, while limiting...
EITHER BAN EVERYTHING OR LEAVE IT ALONE
A few days ago, England joined the growing list of countries that have banned children under the age of 16 from using social media....
TWO LIVES EVERY DAY
In Graz, Austria, 14% of the population are citizens who came from European Union countries, while another 15% arrived from elsewhere. In other words,...
SAVAGE VALUES RULE IN THE WILD
The world we live in today is not only a world of wars, although there are currently around 130 armed conflicts across the globe....
PEACE AND ITS DESTROYERS
The PERSPEKTIVA show rarely addresses global topics, even though many of them directly affect the Western Balkans region. However, some issues discussed by young...
Themes
MY MOTIVE IS INJUSTICE
The 11th parliamentary elections will be held in North Macedonia on May 8th when 123 representatives will be elected according to the proportional representation...
ALEKSANDRE, BELGRADE IS NOT AFRAID OF YOU
When can we truly say that a city is big? Does this bigness reflect in the number of people living in it, perhaps its...
“FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IS AN ELEMENTARY RIGHT, NOT A NEW YEAR’S...
EU and Kosovo flags close to one another/ Illustration purposes/
On December 31st, Kosovo celebrated not only the arrival of the year 2024 but...
HISTORIOGRAPHY IN THE WESTERN BALKANS: HIGH ON MYTHS, LOW ON FACTS
The cover of the book of the same title, written by Barbara Jelavich used for illustration purposes only
How is history written in Kosovo? What...
THREE YOUNG WOMEN BREAK STEREOTYPES
In the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) young women are breaking out of traditional frameworks and successfully building their professional careers....
NO MORE PROMISES, WE’VE HIT ROCK BOTTOM
2024 is an election year for North Macedonia. Macedonian citizens will vote in the spring for the 11th time in the parliamentary and the...
North Macedonia
WHEN THE NUMBERS GET ETHNIC COLORS
Two decades after the last census in 2002, North Macedonia finally conducted a census. Although the census is a statistical operation necessary for the...
YOUNG PEOPLE WANT STABILITY AND PEACE
Young people from North Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, and Greece gathered at a joint event – the so-called “The...
Serbia
“A NEW WORLD” IN NOVI PAZAR
The 15th anniversary edition of the Mikser Festival was held outside Belgrade for the first time. This year, the host was Novi Pazar, a...
WHEN THE LECTURE HALL BECOMES YOUR BEDROOM
After students in Belgrade occupied their faculties and moved into the university buildings, they faced the challenges of communal living as people experiencing life...
Monte Negro
SELF-REALIZATION THROUGH ART
In partnership with the Municipality of Bar in Montenegro, the NGO Mravinjak is implementing the project "Youth and Self-Realization through Art." The goal is...
PROBLEMS ARE RECOGNIZED, THE LACK OF PROTEST AS WELL
A students protest in Prague against the Nazi regime in 1939 angered Hitler. Nine students were shot, and thousands were sent to concentration camps.
BiH
WHAT IS A “SUBJECTIVE ATLAS”?
The Subjective Atlas, a concept created by Dutch graphic designer Annelys de Vet in 2003, is based on the subjective experiences of a place...
To stand up and brake out
Description: "It's in our culture to treat people with disabilities like they should be in a some sort of bubble, to be given everything...
Out of Borders
SILENCE SUPPORTS CRIME
Last week, Montenegrin youth took on the squares to protest violence against an eight-year-old girl. Violence has been visible for a long time. In...
LEGISLATIONS BETTER THAN HUMANS part II
In the Balkans, and in Montenegro, attitudes about the rights of the LGBT population are slowly moving towards European standards. The legislation is more...
MODERATORS
“Great crew is working on the Perspective project. I think they chose well when it comes to topics and questions, topics that are either muted, or false answers are offered. Perspective is showing the true state of mind of young people in the region. The young are frightened. They are enraged because they want to be different, but their environment is condemns different.”
Edo Maajka
