First Promising Politicians seminar 2009 in Montenegro

Since 2003 the seminar has been organized three times annually and the course includes seminars on ideology, media and communications skills and EU integration. The aim of the course is to introduce young politicians to the various aspects of political leadership, governance and the dynamics and structures of party policies. In addition, the organisers aim to create a network among young and politically active persons and to improve their knowledge on the political developments of countries in the region. The first seminar focused on main features of social democracy, conservatism and liberalism as political streams and how these features are translated into policy. Furthermore, important political issues for social democratic parties, such as health care, social security and education were discussed. The participants were very smart, creative and eager to participate at the seminar and to socially interact with their colleges from the region.