The Croatian Youth Network elects a new leadership

The Croatian Youth Network General Assembly took place in Velika Gorica on 17 December, hosted by the Town of Velika Gorica. The Assembly was held within the framework of the conference "Active youth participation - development of information resources for youth".

The Assembly was opened by Emina Bužinkić, President of CYN, and Tonino Picula, Mayor of Velika Gorica. A number of guests addressed the Assembly: Zdenko Žunić, Director of the Directorate for Family in the Ministry of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity; Goran Beus Richembergh and Marija Lugarić, Members of Parliament; Maja Bukša, representative of the Governmental Office for Human Rights; and Helena Miladić, Head of the Zagreb City Youth Department. The Assembly was also addressed by several representatives of youth wings of political parties: Davor Bernardić (Forum mladih SDP-a), Sven Šipoš (Mladi hrvatski liberali), Valentina Jarnjak (Klub mladih DC-a), Margareta Mađerić (HDZ), Sandro Salopek (Mladi HNS-a) and Ivan Karlović (Klub mladih HSP-a). Representatives of CYN partners also took the opportunity to greet the Assembly: Dunja Potočnik from the Institute for Social Research and Nevena Crljenko from the Academy for Political Development. Besides congratulations for the membership in the European Youth Forum, the guests brought forward their view of CYN as a strong national youth platform in the Republic of Croatia.

The Assembly elected new members of the Management and Supervisory Committees.
Members of the Management Committee:
Emina Bužinkić, Centar za mirovne studije (Zagreb)
Marija Hrebac, Domaći (Karlovac)
Katarina Pavić, Savez udruga Klubtura (Zagreb)
Igor Roginek, Kulturni centar mladih (Kutina)
Nikola Pandurić, KVARK (Križevci)
Martina Horvat, Ambidekster klub (Zagreb)
Matija Polančec, Hrvatski ferijalni i hostelski savez (Zagreb)

Members of the Supervisory Committee: Tomislav Tomašević (Zelena akcija), Denis Sgagliardi (ZUM), Hrvoje Kovač (NUM), Tomislav Domes (MI2), Davor Dokleja (CeZaM).

The Assembly welcomed three new full members: Krijanca, IGRA, MOZAIK and Volonterski centar Osijek. Seven new candidate members also joined the ranks of CYN: Savez studenata Hrvatske, Udruga za promicanje kultura Kulturtreger, Kulturna udruga Krlja ustvari, Young European Federalists Hrvatska, Moslavina media servis, Legalis and Nezavisna udruga mladih Ivanska.