Election of new President of the European Parliament

Martin Schulz was elected as President of the European Parliament. See more

Danish Presidency of the European Union

On 1st January 2012, Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union for a six month mandate. See more

Manifesto for an age-friendly European Union

AGE and the Coalition of stakeholders promoting the European Year 2012 for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations recently launched a "Manifesto for an age-friendly European Union". See more

Infodays 2012

This infoday is taking place on 28 October 2011 in Brussels and will provide useful information on the priorities of the 2012 call and what's new to the programme. See more

2011 European Tourism Forum

The European Tourism Forum 2011 will be held in Cracow (Poland) between 5th and 7th October 2011 under the motto "Stimulating competitiveness in the European Tourism Sector". See more

European Commission proposes to make 2013 the "European Year of Citizens"

The European Commission has announced its proposals to make 2013 the "European Year of Citizens" in order to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Union citizenship under the Maastricht Treaty on 1st November 1993. See more

Trans-national cooperation projects on European Cultural Routes

The European Commission published a new call to support regional and local cultural heritage. See more

European Commission promotes Social Tourism in Europe

A new Call to support the creation of a web-based platform was published by the European Commission. See more

World Youth Report 2010

The World Youth Report focus on youth and climate change and is addressing young people and youth organizations. See more

International Year of Youth

United Nations youth publications and International Year of Youth calendar. See more

MOVE 2011 Conference

The 2nd International Conference on the Measurement and Economic Analysis of Regional Tourism will take place in Bilbao (Spain) from 27 to 29 October 2011. See more

Promoting Social Tourism in Europe

Call for proposals to promote social tourism in Europe through the development of a demand-supply web-based platform. See more

II Youth Convention on Volunteering

The II Youth Convention on Voluteering will take place from 7th to 11th September 2011 in Brussels. See more

2011 European Tourism Forum

The 2011 European Tourism Forum will take place from 5th to 7th October in Kraków (Poland). See more

European Tourism Day

The 2011 edition of the European Tourism Day will take place in Brussels on 27th September, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. See more

European Tourism in 2011 - Trends & Prospects (Q2/2011)

The European Travel Commission (ETC) has just published its second quarterly report on European Tourism in 2011 - Trends & Prospects. See more

European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012)

2012 is the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. See more

Polish Presidency of the European Union

Today Poland takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union for a six month mandate. See more

Call for proposals EACEA/17/2011

The purpose of this call for proposals is to support youth workers? mobility and exchanges with a view to promoting the acquisition of new skills and competences in order to enrich their profile as professionals in the youth field. See more

Launch of the EU-CoE youth partnership calendar

The EU-CoE youth partnership has launched a virtual calendar giving an overview of European activities related to youth policy and policy oriented youth research. See more

Sunny perspectives for the European tourism sector

A new survey indicates that the first signs of recovery registered in 2010 will continue into 2011, which is expected to be a good year for the European travel industry. The European Commission is working on further strengthening the basis of this positive outlook through the ambitious strategy for the sector unveiled last year. See more

CALYPSO - Call for proposals

The CALYPSO call for proposals "Facilitating Transnational Low Season Exchanges in Europe through the Development of Social Tourism" has been published. The deadline for applications is 14/06/2011... See more

Green Week 2011

The 11th edition of Green Week will take place from 24 to 27 May 2011 in Brussels and around Europe. This year's theme is "Resource Efficiency - Using less, living better"... See more

Document on EU Youth Indicators released

Commission staff working document on EU indicators in the field of youth... See more

Report of the Belgian EU Presidency

Report of the Belgian EU Presidency: a contribution to youth work and youth policy in Europe... See more

Study on the mobility of young volunteers across Europe

The Committee of the Regions has just published a study on the "Mobility of young volunteers across Europe"... See more

European Youth Day

The EU has made youth issues one of its priorities as part of the EU 2020 Strategy, in the form of the Youth on the Move initiative... See more

China-Euro Youth Portal

This portal is for young Europeans seeking information on China, in English, on a wide range of subjects... See more

Launch of the 2011 Charlemagne Youth Prize

The selection procedure for the 2011 European Charlemagne Youth Prize was launched on 27 October 2010... See more

Your rights as passenger in Europe

The European Commission launches a new campaign to remind travellers of their rights... See more

Photo Competition

The PES Group in the Committee of the Regions has launched the 3rd edition of its photo competition under the theme "In Search of Solidarity"... See more

Music against poverty

The second edition of the Music against poverty is launched! You have until 30th September to submit your song about fighting poverty worldwide... See more

The European Year Journalist Award 2010: Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

The European Year Journalist Award is open to print, online and video journalists from all 27 EU Member States, Iceland, and Norway in order to create awareness on the EY2010 campaign... See more

European Parliament Intergroup on Youth

For the first time in its history, the European Parliament will have a new instrument to better address the expectations and need of young people... See more

Plan - I have a voice! platform

Join us in welcoming Plan Europe's "I have a voice!" platform... See more

3 digits to remember in case of emergency in the EU: 1-1-2

Wherever you are in the European Union, you can call the European emergency number 112... See more

Erasmus for young entrepreneurs

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a pilot project initiated by the European Union. It aims at helping new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for managing a small or medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) by spending time in a business in another EU country... See more

2011 Year of Volunteering

The European Commission has decided today to propose that 2011 be designated as the "European Year of Volunteering"... See more