The event has token step from both the V Adriatic Ionian Youth Organisations Forum (AIYOF5), organised by the Adriatic Ionian Euroregion (AIE) in the framework of the 8th Annual EUSAIR Forum in Sarajevo on 25  May 2023, and from the Conference “Adriatic Ionian Region is You(th)!”, held in Split on 15 and 16 November 2023, as part of the EUSAIR/AII Croatian Presidency.

In both occasions, the AIE presented the results of the AI-NURECC PLUS youth engagement actions and explained, through the voice of the very protagonists, the youth, the bottom-up participatory activities that led to the creation of the Adriatic Ionian Youth Network (AIYN) as well as the potential collaborative actions that could further, deepen and broaden youth engagement in the EUSAIR.

Within the framework of the AI-NUREC PLUS Final Conference, the AIE, supported by all project partners, organised the Networking Talks to create yet another occasion for the AIYN to meet EUSAIR decision-makers and, together, pave the way for a stronger collaboration within the process of the creation of a EUSAIR Youth Council. The event was led by the representatives of the Spyridon KOURNOUTIS, Network of Youth Engagement (Greece) &  Viliana VAKLINOVA, No Excuse (Slovenia) and  encompassed networking between young people and EUSAIR structures, and foresight activities to check potential interesting topics for future joint cooperation.