The Association of European Border Regions, AEBR Task Force of External Borders and CESCI Balkans organized the VII Youth Forum entitled „Youth as the driving force of the European Union„. The Youth Forum was held in Novi Sad from 7th to 11th September, 2015 and implemented through a Discussion Forum, Round Table, Seminars and Workshops with focus on following topics:

• Youth as the driving force of the European Union
• The challenges of European integration from the perspective of the new generation
• On the way to the European Union – values and possibilities
• External and internal borders of the European Union – past and present
• Models of cross-border cooperation
• Territorial Cohesion of the European Union
• The impact of cross-border cooperation to strengthen the territorial cohesion of the European Union
• Strengthening cross-border cooperation between the youth of Europe border regions

At the VII AEBR Youth Forum the Network of Young Leaders for Cross-border Cooperation (YLCBC) was established with following Working Groups:

• Economic Development;
• Environmental Protection;
• Spatial Analysis and Territorial Cohesion;
• Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue;
• Peace and Conflict Resolution; and
• Gender Equality.