Youth policies are central to the European Union. Through its youth policies and programmes directed towards young people, the EU aims to foster youth participation and dialogue in all areas of society, give youth more opportunities in education and encourage the acquisition of skills and competences to enter the labour market. The European Youth Goals are a collection of 11 goals representing young people’s vision and are part of the EU’s youth strategy.
My Youth Goals 1.0. is a youth exchange aimed at young people who are interested in debating the future of the European project. The youth exchange will give an overview of five of the youth goals connected to participation in democratic life, active citizenship, EU values and the inclusion of young people in society. Each day of the youth exchange will be focused on one of the selected five youth goals, #1 Connecting EU with youth, #3 Inclusive societies, #9 Space and Participation for all, #4 Information and Constructive Dialogue and #11 Youth organisation and European Programmes.
The specific objectives are:
- To get a better understanding of EU’s youth policy
- To raise skills and competences to actively participate in the democratic life of Europe
- To debate and discuss possible scenarios for the future of the European project through young people’s vision and needs
- To get acquainted with various programmes and funds in the field of youth
Venue: Varna, Bulgaria
Duration: 10 – 16 May 2023
Countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Greece, Poland
Participants: 32 young people (aged 18-30) from 6 European countries
Infopack is available here.
Registration for Bulgarian participants
The project is funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ program.
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