Youth in Action

& Kosova

IntroductionYouth in Action is the Programme the European Union has set up for young people. It aims to inspire a sense of active European citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union's future. It promotes mobility within and beyond the EU's borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural background: Youth in Action is a Programme for all.Every year, thousands of projects are submitted by promoters in order to get financial support from the Programme; a selection process aims at granting the best projects.

Objectives

The YOUTH IN ACTION programme is the EU’s mobility and non-formal education programme targeting young people aged between 13 and 30 years. Its general objectives are the following:Promote young people’s active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in particular;Develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the European Union;Foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries;Contribute to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organisations in the youth field;Promote European cooperation in the youth field.

ActionsIn order to achieve its objectives, the Youth in Action Programme foresees five operational Actions.Action 1 - Youth for EuropeAction 2 - European Voluntary ServiceAction 3 - Youth in the WorldAction 4 - Youth Support SystemsAction 5 - Support for European cooperation in the youth fieldDepending on the Programme Action, the selection process of projects is initiated in one of the following ways:for most Actions, the Programme Guide acts as a permanent call for proposals.for some Actions, specific calls for proposals are published.More information on who can participate? and How to apply?.

Who can participate ??

Programme Countries27 Member States of the European Union Participating countries of the EFTA members of the EEA: Iceland, Liechtenstein and NorwayCandidate countries for accession to the European Union: TurkeyParticipants and promoters from Neighbouring Partner Countries can participate in Action 2 and sub-Action 3.1 of the Youth in Action Programme.

Neighbouring Partner Countries

South East Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo (under UNSC Resolution 1244/1999). 

Eastern Europe and Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine.Mediterranean Partner Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Syria, Tunisia. 

N.B. Check also the eligible countries in the specific calls for proposals

Participants and promoters from Other Partner Countries of the World can participate in Action 2 and sub-Action 3.2 of the Youth in Action Programme.

Other Partner Countries of the World: consult the point 5.3 of the Guide

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