Representatives of the Balkan Trafic! festival, which celebrates the culture of the countries of South-East Europe, concluded on Monday their three-day visit to Bosnia where they learned about the country’s cultural scene and its tradition.

Balkan Trafik! Is a European festival that showcases every aspect of the contemporary and traditional creativity of the Balkans.

“Although several thousand kilometres separate us, we are closer to each other now more than ever through music, film, comics and art,” said the producer of the Balkan Trafik! Festival, Nicolas Wieers.

“This country has a rich culture and people it should be proud of, and that is why it is very important for artists and journalists from Brussels to meet you,” he said.

Wieers put together a comic book named ‘A Voyage through the Balkans’, which explores the cultural heritage of the region. It was promoted in the EU Info Centre in Sarajevo.

The visit ended with a concert in the eastern town of Srebrenica, organised in cooperation with the ‘Srebrenica Wave’ organisation.

“The entire experience, the visits to Sarajevo and Srebrenica, will remain in our memories and it will serve as a huge inspiration to us,” said musician Gloria Boateng.

Artists and journalists from Brussels met with a number of Bosnian artists, musicians and those engaged in culture, such as musicians fashion designers and Rikardo Druskic, an internationally acclaimed visual artist who will this year take part in the festival and paint a wall in Brussels.

This is the 13th year that the festival, which is trying to bring the Western Balkans closer to the EU through music, comic, dance and film, is taking place. It is organised in Brussels and Paris and gathers artists from the region with the goal of celebrating European diversity.