Join the European Youth Capital 2028 Focus Group
Do you have experience in fostering young people's participation in cities? Have you implemented European youth policies at a local level, or through the European Youth Capital title?
Would you like to know more? Get in touch!
we would like to hear from you!
At the European Youth Forum we are making sure that active youth participation is at the core of the European Youth Capital 2028 selection process. That's why we are looking for five young people who will form the EYC 2028 Focus Group.
what will you do?
You will help the jury to analyse the five short-listed candidate cities’ applications:
Chișinău (Moldova)
Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
Paralimni (Cyprus)
Pernik (Bulgaria)
Podgorica (Montenegro)
more details
The Focus Group will meet in Lublin, Poland (European Youth Capital 2023) on 23 and 24 July 2025. Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the European Youth Forum, according to the reimbursement rules presented in the European Youth Forum’s financial guidelines.
sounds interesting? applications are now closed!
Deadline: 30 April 2025 12:00 AM CET
For more information on the European Youth Capital title or the application process, please visit the website, or contact Ivan Neirotti, Senior Project Officer, at eyc@youthforum.org.
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