Balkan Video Letters

What the concept of 'European citizenship' really meant to young people, and how the views of those from established EU member countries differed from those in recent or future member countries. Also, did entry into the EU provide a sense of belonging and an openness to other cultures? And what motivated future EU citizens?

Euro-Balkans Video Letters was a project which allowed young people to exchange their views on the subject of European identities, via the audiovisual medium.

The integration of new member states into the European Union, along with the multiplication of new candidates for entry, mean that definitions of ‘European identities’ are now more contentious than ever. NISI MASA, as a growing network already present in countries such as Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, and Romania, is itself very engaged with the contemporary issues surrounding expansion.

16 young participants in France and 12 from the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania and Turkey (all aged between 18-30), corresponded via short video letters on the theme: 'Am I a European citizen?'