OSCE Mission to Montenegro facilitates online debate organized within the “LIVE” project

On 27 December 2020, four young people from the coastal region of Montenegro, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and Forum MNE, organized an online debate focused on young people as promoters of European values in Montenegro and Montenegrin values in Europe, as part of the “Leaders against Intolerance and Violent Extremism – LIVE” project.

After being part of two-module training courses in September and November, four participants of the “LIVE” project gathered six young people – students of the high schools “Danilo Kiš” and “Bratstvo i jedinstvo” from Budva and Ulcinj respectively – to discuss the values of Montenegrin society, European values, multi-culturalism, human rights, ecology, social networks, technological innovation, prosperity and many other topics.

Through the debate “This home believes that the social media contributes to the promotion of Montenegrin values in Europe”, the students sought to contribute to the promotion of European values and those goals that modern Montenegrin society fully strives for, but also values that represent a counter-narrative to all forms of violent extremism that would lead to terrorism. 

“This debate has enabled young people from different cities of Montenegro to discuss very important topics related to their progress, but also the progress of society as a whole.  The debate encourages an argumentative discussion that requires research engagement, which is the basis of a quality dialogue,” said Mina Milović, the leader of the coastal group that organized the debate.

The participants concluded that P/CVERLT requires dedicated engagement and professional co-operation of all segments of society – state bodies and local governments, but also non-governmental organizations, private, scientific and civic sector.

“Leaders against Intolerance and Violent Extremism – LIVE” is a project aimed at the capacity building of civil society – youth, women and community leaders to support the community in preventing terrorism and countering violent extremism leading to terrorism (P/CVERLT).