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The Young Bled Strategic Forum (Young BSF) is an annual conference bringing together young leaders to engage in lively discussion and develop out-of-the-box solutions to some of the most pressing world issues.

The European Roma Information Office currently conducts a survey on political participation of Roma and asks for input until 30 September 2019. The online survey is available in English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and Dutch.

On 27 September, the international expert round table "Resilience versus Vulnerability. How to Break the Cycle of Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Digital Age." takes place in Vienna. The round table offers the opportunity to meet international experts and practitioners, who share recent research findings and experience in working with women, men and children affected by exploitation and human trafficking in countries of origin, transit and destination.

The Danube Strategy provides a framework for inclusive cooperation in the Danube Region. At the Public Hearing for the revision of the EUSDR Action Plan, stakeholders from all over the Danube Region shared their view on how this could and should be achieved in the future. The summary of the Public Hearing is out now and is part of the background documents for the revised EUSDR Action Plan.

If you are working on innovative solutions to foster governance, institutional capacities or urban development, you might want to have a look at some of the upcoming calls for project proposals.

Involving young people in regional development is the pre-requisite for achieving durable and viable well-being and high quality of life in the Danube Region. In the course of the revision of the EUSDR Action Plan, Priority Area 10, the Danube Civil Society Forum, Agapedia and the Danube Youth discussed together with over 120 participants needs and ways forward to youth empowerment and youth involvement at the 6th Danube Participation Day in Bucharest on 26 June.