European Youth Capital


The European Youth Capital (abbreviated EYC) is the title awarded by the European Youth Forum to a European city, designed to empower young people, boost youth participation and strengthen European identity through projects focused on youth-related cultural, social, political and economic life and development.[1] The European Youth Capital is an initiative by the European Youth Forum and is awarded for a period of one year. The first capital was chosen in 2009. Since 2014, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is an official partner the European Youth Capital title. The current, capital for the 2024 calendar year is Ghent, Belgium.

European Youth Capital
Logo of the European Youth Capital
Awarded forAwarded to a city with innovative ideas, projects and activities that aim to raise up young voices and bring a new youth perspective to all aspects of city life.
Presented byEuropean Youth Forum
First awarded2009
WebsiteOfficial website

Goals

The European Youth Capital aims in promoting intra-European co-operation between young people. Among the most important aspects of the institution is the betterment of everyday life of the youth in the city selected as youth capital, not just for the duration of the festivities, but in the long term.[2] Additionally, participation of the youth in the design and implementation of the plans for each capital of youth is encouraged by the EYC.[2] Ensuring that the youth are informed and actively involved in society and given opportunities for a better future is also a priority for the EYC initiative.[1] Tourism and increased international prestige are some of the additional benefits of being named European Youth Capital.[1]

Capitals (2009–2026)

Since 2009, there have been the following European Youth Capitals:[3][4][5]

European Youth Capital
YearCityCountryNotes
2009Rotterdam Netherlands
2010Turin Italy
2011Antwerp Belgium
2012Braga PortugalInfo
2013Maribor SloveniaInfo
2014Thessaloniki GreeceInfo

finalists: Ivanovo, Heraklion, other candidates: Barcelona, Konya, Perm, Trabzon

2015Cluj-Napoca RomaniaInfo

finalists: Ivanovo, Vilnius, Varna other candidates: Katowice, La Laguna, Badajoz, Ganja, Lecce and Perm

2016Ganja Azerbaijanother candidates: Varna, Vilnius, La Laguna and Badajoz
2017Varna Bulgariaother candidates: Cascais, Galway, Newcastle and Perugia[6]
2018Cascais Portugalother candidates: Kecskemét, Manchester, Novi Sad and Perugia
2019Novi Sad Serbiaother candidates: Amiens, Derry/Strabane, Galway, Manchester and Perugia
2020Amiens Franceother candidates: Chișinău, Klaipėda, Timișoara and Villach
2021Klaipėda Lithuaniaother candidates: Chișinău, Greater Nicosia, Varaždin and Yaroslavl
2022Tirana Albaniaother candidates: Baia Mare, Kazan, Poznań and Varaždin
2023Lublin Polandother candidates: Baia Mare, Kazan, İzmir, Lviv and Poznań
2024Ghent Belgiumother candidates: Chișinău, Lviv and Veszprém
2025Lviv Ukraineother candidates: Fuenlabrada, Izmir and Tromsø
2026Tromsø Norwayother candidates: Izmir, Málaga, Sarajevo and Vila do Conde
Locations of European Youth Capitals. Green designates current cities; red is for past cities; and blue for future cities.

See also

References
  1. "The European Youth Capital". www.youthforum.org/youthCAPITAL. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "General Information". www.youthforum.org/CAPITAL. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  3. "EYCs of the Past, Present and Future". www.youthforum.org/CAPITAL. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  4. http://www.europeanyouthcapital.org/yfj/varna-bulgaria-awarded-european-youth-capital-2017/ Archived 2017-09-01 at the Wayback Machine Varna (Bulgaria) awarded European Youth Capital 2017, 20 November 2014
  5. "And the winner is: Cascais, EYC 2018!". europeanyouthcapital.org. 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. "Five cities short-listed to become the European Youth Capital 2017". www.youthforum.org. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.


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