Youth in Action 2007 — 2013 Youth

Youth in Action 2007 - 2013

Youth in Action • supports providing competencies for young people • contributes to the Lisbon strategy • builds on the previous youth programmes • supports the political process for youth related co-operation

Youth in Action • overall age range of 13 to 30 years • operates from February 2007 to November 2013 • works through 5 Actions • agreed baseline budget of 885 M euros for seven years

Youth in Action • ACTION 1 • Youth for Europe – Youth exchanges – Youth Initiatives – Youth Democracy projects

Youth in Action • ACTION 2 • European Voluntary Service – individual – groups

Youth in Action • ACTION 3 • Youth in the World – with Partner Countries – exchanges of young people, youth workers and organisation links – neighbouring countries – others

Youth in Action • ACTION 4 • Youth Support Systems – Training – Innovation and quality – Information – Partnerships – Adding value

Youth in Action • ACTION 5 • European co-operation – Structured dialogue between policymakers and organisations – Seminars on key issues – Development of networks – Relationships with international bodies (Council of Europe; United Nations etc)

Youth in Action Broad Age – range = 13 to 30 Main focus = 15 to 28 ACTION 1 Youth exchange = 13 to 25 (exception 26 -30) Youth Initiatives = 18 to 39 (exception 16 -17) Democracy projects = 13 to 30 = 18 to 30 (exception 16 -17) ACTION 2 Voluntary Service ACTION 3 Youth in the World as per main Actions ACTION 4 = No age limit = 16 to 30 ACTION 5 Youth Seminars

Youth in Action Programme Countries Member States of the European Union (EU) Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom members of the European Economic Area (EEA) Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway candidates for accession Turkey

Youth in Action Countries participating in the Stabilisation and Association process South East Europe Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM); Montenegro; Serbia Countries participating in the European Neighbourhood Policy Euro. Med Algeria ; Egypt; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Morocco; Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and Gaza Strip; Syria; Tunisia Eastern Europe and Caucasus Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Georgia; Moldova; Russian Federation; Ukraine