In 2022, 65% of EUcitizens watched TV or watched videos online. In 24 out of 27 EU countries, more than half of 16-74 year olds used the internet to watch TV or stream videos. Finland had the highest percentage at 93%, followed by the Netherlands (90%) and Denmark (89%). At the other extreme, […]
EU-China conclude the 6th High-Level People-to-People Dialogue on education, culture, youth and sport
The 6th EU-China High-Level People-to-People Dialogue (HLPPD) on education, culture, youth and sport took place in Beijing, China. This was the first in-person meeting since 2017. The meeting was held as a follow-up of the EU-China Summit that took place in Beijing on 7 December 2023, where the EU and Chinese leaders agreed that the […]
Young Europeans of the Year Award
The Schwarzkopf-Foundation Young Europe aims to develop politically conscious and responsible young individuals and to foster support for the European process. Every year the Schwarzkopf Foundation awards, in co-operation with the European Youth Parliament the “The Young Europeans of the Year”. This opportunity allows for the nomination of a young person between 18 and 26 years old, […]
MOOC´s course on Youth Research Essentials
Running from 23 October to 3 December 2023 the MOOC explores the role of youth research in shaping evidence-based policy and youth work practice. The course consists of six modules: Module 1: The role, concepts and history of youth research Module 2: Youth research, policy and practice Module 3: Youth Research actors and Networks at […]
European Youth Together
The European Youth Together action targets youth organisations at grass-root level which want to establish partnerships across borders, i.e. which aim at adding a European dimension to their activities and at linking these activities to EU youth policies, most notably the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027. The European Youth Together action consists of two parts (two sub-actions). The first sub-action targets […]
Spanish artist awarded at the “Music Moves Europe” Awards
During the Eurosonic Festival (ESNS) in Groningen (The Netherlands), the winners of the “Music Moves Europe” were proclaimed last week during a ceremony attended by, among others, Alina Pash (Ukraine), a former winner of this award. The 2023 Jury Prize was given to the Italian singer Sans Souci. The other winners were Schmyt (Germany), July […]
Erasmus+ Jean Monnet actions for schools
This JM Actions call will allow individual schools to apply for funding. Jean Monnet EU learning initiatives will foster the introduction of the European Union perspective in the educational culture of schools and VET institutions (ISCED levels 1 to 4) and contribute to reinforcing European identity and active citizenship among students and teachers. To enable […]
Call for Young Delegates-Rejuvenating politics
As part of its “Rejuvenating politics” initiative the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will invite one young person per member State to come to Strasbourg (France) to take an active part, as a youth delegate, in its 44th (21-23 March) and 45th (24-26 October) sessions to develop their own grass-roots project back home […]
European Solidarity Corps: over €142 million to give a helping hand to those most in need
Today, the Commission launched the call for proposals under the European Solidarity Corps for 2023. The European Solidarity Corps is an EU programme for young people who wish to engage in solidarity activities in various areas ranging from helping disadvantaged people to contributing to health and environmental action, across the EU and beyond. Building on the European Year […]