With the support of Hans van Baalen,

Member of the European Parliament (ALDE Group)

and ALDE Party President

In this workshop, LYMEC bureau members will provide insights from the activities of young Liberals from across Europe to Macedonian activists. The event will start with the screening of a video message by Hans van Baalen, MEP, welcoming the participants. Daniel Kaddik, from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Southeast Europe will give the political context of the region. The rest of the event will consist of presentations, followed by debates or working groups, where examples of campaigns from ALDE Group, ALDE member parties or LYMEC member organisations are shown. Participants will be able to debate about the multiple examples given and extract the best examples to be applied in their national context.

PROGRAMME

Saturday 20 February

15:00 – 15:30 Introduction and Presentations Screening of Welcoming video by Hans van Baalen, MEP (ALDE Group) and ALDE Party President 15:30 – 17:00 Challenges for democracy in the Southern Balkans – The case of Macedonia 17:00 – 17:15 Coffee Break 17:15 – 18:45 How to attract and engage new members 19:30 – 21:00 Networking Dinner

Sunday 21 February

09:00 – 10:30 How youth is involved in political campaigns - European examples 10:45 – 12:15 Social media as a tool and platform for political campaigns 12:15 – 13:00 Wrap up 13:00 Farewell Lunch  

Final Programme Skopje