The Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development

YOUTH for EU

Location: Croatia: Istria, Osijek-Baranja and Sisak-Moslavina Regions; towns of Buje, Rovinj, Pula, Osijek, Sisak; municipalities Brtonigla
Project value: 72.757,33 Eur
Role: Co-applicant
Donors: European Commission / IPA Information and Communication programme 2011
Duration: 01/2013 – 03/2014

Objectives and results of the action: Overall objective was to contribute to spread information about European Union, its policies, programmes and financial instruments in high schools and through young people in the Regions involved so to have informed citizens aware of the benefits of EU enlargement and supportive to Croatia entering the EU.

Specific objectives were to improve youth knowledge about the benefits of Croatian access in the European Union, to increase the youth general understanding about EU policies, programmes and financial instruments, to encourage the participation of young citizens in the construction of a new Europe, to have a multiplying effect to involve directly and indirectly as many young people as possible in order to create a better informed public,  to promote debates through youth to remove their doubts about imminent enter of Croatia in the European Union Informed youngsters about EU benefits and commitments to enlargement; Improved access to information about pre and post accession financial instruments; Improve the knowledge about EU, its policies and programmes; Decrease the euro scepticisms of Croatian youth; Improved communication between youth and regional institutions; Production of audiovisual materials to promote the Croatian access in the EU; Production of new materials and information tools.