“As far as civil society is concerned, I believe that civil society was one of the main pillars of change in the last 7-8 years when the first steps against the then government began, and this is where the difference and awareness comes from and what we now call European values. . In European countries of change, too, respect for the already violated dignity has begun”, said Samet Shabani from Horizon Civitas at a panel discussion of CIVIL on the topic:”European values – a real perspective or an unattainable goal?”

“Civil society was the first pillar to stimulate such a change and thus played a positive role in the last 7-8 years. Now the trend is European integration and the fact that we consider European integration at the level of institutional integration, and the main role should be played by civil society.

European integration is not just a process at the institutional level just to be integrated, but we need to be at the social level to be integrated and then institutionally. “The EU is the result of a struggle for European values.”

I. Krdzic