YOUTH IN ACTION 2007-2013

Programme of the European Union

Youth in Action2007 bis 2013

YOUTH IN ACTION IN NUMBERS

Duration: 2007 - 2013

33 Programme Countries

Co-operation with Neighbouring Countries

Budget of € 885 Mio

Additional for 2012 – 2013: € 31,5 Mio

from Eastern Partnership Window

Priorities• European Citizenship

• Participation of Young People

• Cultural Diversity

• Inclusion of Young People with Fewer Opportunities

• Annual Priorities

WHY YOUTH IN ACTION?

Aims and objectives:

To stimulate active European citizenship

To support solidarity among young people

To increase mutual understanding

To support the quality of the work by youth

organisations

To facilitate co-operation in youth policies

COUNTRIES

Programme countries• 27 EU Member States • EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein,

Norway, Switzerland)• Accession countries

Turkey, Croatia

Neighbouring Partner COUNTRIES

South East Europe Eastern Europe and Caucasus

Mediterranean Partner Countries

Albania Armenia Algeria

Bosnia and Herzegovina Azerbaijan Egypt

FYRO Macedonia Belarus Israel

Kosovo Georgia Jordan

Montenegro Moldova Lebanon

Serbia Russian Federation Morocco

Ukraine West Bank & Gaza Strip

Syria

Tunisia

2012 - 2013Eastern Partnership WindowAdditional € 31,5 Mio for projects withAM, AZ, BY, GE, MD, UA (without Russian Federation!)

12,5 MioEUR to be managed by EACEA

19 MioEUR to be managed by YiA NAs

Eastern Partnership

• Promoter from Programme Country respective National Agency

• Promoter from EECA (≠ RU) Executive Agency in Brussels

• Possible Actions: Action 2 & Action 3.1

ACTION 2: European Voluntary Service

Voluntary service individually or in group

Between 2 and 12 months2 weeks – 2 months for group projects

and inclusion projectsProgramme Countries, Neighbouring

CountriesSupported by sending and hosting

organisation

ACTION 3: Youth in the World

Youth Exchangeswith at least one Programme Country, bi-, tri-, multi-lateral, up to 60 participants, 6 – 21 days, participants 13 – 25 years

Training and Network Activities– Job Shadowing– Feasibility Visits– Evaluation Meetings– Seminars– Training Courses– Partnership Building Activities– Study Visits– Networking

EaP Priorities

For EaP-projects, additional priorities:

- focus on young people living in rural or deprived areas

- project raising awareness about youth work and promoting the sharing of best practices

Eligible Promoters

• Accredited Sending-/Hosting Organisation (EVS)

• NGOs• Public Bodies

Eligible Partners• See above and also informal groups• at least one EaP country and one EU

country

Grants

• Action 2 (EVS)– 90% travel costs Accomodation, food allowance Pocket money• Action 3.1 (Youth Exchanges, Training &

Networking) 70% travel costs Lump sum – project costs per participant per night

• Both: 100% exceptional costs (visa, inclusion,…)

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Projects selected at national level (submitted at National Agencies)

Project start 3 months after application deadline the earliest

Application Deadline Project start

1. February 1. May and 31. Oktober

1. May 1. August and 31. January

1. October 1. January and 30. June

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Projects selected at European level (submittet at Executive Agency in Brussels)

Project start 6 months after application deadline the earliest!

Application deadline Project start

01. February 01. August and 31. December

01. June 01. December and 30. April

01. September 01. March and 31. July

LINKS, SUPPORTEaP CountriesSALTO Resource Centres Eastern Europe & Caucasus:

http://www.salto-youth.net/rc/eeca/ (Information in all languages)

Programme CountriesNational Agencies

Executive Agency: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/index_en.php European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/youth

***THANK YOU***