On 19th February 2010 in Kotor, Montenegro, coordinators of youth sections of South-Eastern Europe had a constitutive meeting. The meeting was opened by Zoran Masoničić, CTUM secretary general; Daniela Aleksieva, president of PERC YC; Ivan Đurišić, president of CTUM Youth Network; and Ana Ljubojević from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung regional office. The meeting was chaired by Ivana Prnjat, coordinator of the SEE Youth Network and member of the PERC YC.

The meeting was organized by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung regional office in Belgrade and the Youth Network of Confederation of Trade Unions of Montenegro. Its aim was to exchange experiences from work with youth and develop the agenda and plan of the Youth Network of South-Eastern Europe for the follow-up period.

Participants were introduced to the agenda and aims of the meeting, and they presented the work of their youth section in the trade unions for the period of July-December 2009.

All participants were introduced to and informed about the ITUC Youth Campaign, and were shown a video spot and other materials (posters) for recruiting youth. These materials and the video spot will be available to everyone as additional material for national/regional campaigns (and, if funds permit, with the possibility of translation into one’s native language).

The focus was on how to improve the internal communication in order to strengthen the SEE Youth Network. It was agreed to enhance the communication through regular email communication and sending reports on the activities to the coordinator.

The plan of activities for 2010/11 was drafted, and it is based on empowering youth within the unions, recruiting new active members and improving both mutual and multinational cooperation by organizing all forms of gathering (seminars, round tables, etc.).

There was an open-ballot election, and in a unanimous vote Jakov David Babić from HUS (Croatia) was elected as the substitute for the coordinator of the Network.