CEREMONY FOR THE HANDOVER OF THE TITLE OF EUROPEAN YOUTH CAPITAL NOVI SAD

European Youth Capital Novi Sad 2019 has officially handed over its title to the following Youth Capital – the French city of Amiens. In the last two years, OPENS has organised programs and activities for young people. The year of 2019 is the record-breaking year according to successes and moments which cannot be measures by numbers, only.

“When we were announced the European Youth Capital in 2016, my second thought was – what after 2020, how to transform this great chance before us in a sustainable system and continuous programs. I have not doubted that we would do everything we had imagined and promised for a moment. What is waiting for us in the following year is to transform everything that we have done in a sustainable system of youth conditions, in the partnerships of organisations, local and republic governments. Based on the experience behind us, we will try to transfer the same sense to the following year”, Vukašin Grozdanović, OPENS Coordinator stated.

In the following years, European Youth Capital will try to retain as many activities and programs implemented so far as possible. The Mayor of the City of Novi Sad, Miloš Vučević stated that the Closing Ceremony of European Youth Capital is not the end, but a new beginning.

“The fact that we have handed over the keys does not mean that the door of Novi Sad will be closed. The door of Novi Sad must and will be wide open for all generous people, for young people full of energy, for those who want to change things and who believe that things can be better”, Vučević explains.

Vučević officially handed over the keys of youth capitals, which were in the hands of Novi Sad, to the Mayor of Amines.
Over a year, European Youth Capital Novi Sad has implemented 1,440 activities though which 291,440 young people from the entire Serbia and more than a million young people from the entire world directly met Novi Sad.
The ceremony at the Serbian National Theatre was organised with the program directed by the director Sonja Petrović.