European Youth Capital

One year city award

Award

European Youth Capital

Logo of the European Youth Capital

Awarded for| Awarded 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 by| European Youth Forum
First awarded| 2009
Website| Official website

The European Youth Capital (abbreviated EYC) is a title awarded by the European Youth Forum to a European city annually, 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.

## Goals

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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)

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

European Youth Capital  Year | City | Country | Notes

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2009 | Rotterdam |  Netherlands |
2010 | Turin |  Italy |
2011 | Antwerp |  Belgium |
2012 | Braga |  Portugal | Info
2013 | Maribor |  Slovenia | Info
2014 | Thessaloniki |  Greece | Info

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

2015 | Cluj-Napoca |  Romania | Info

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

2016 | Ganja |  Azerbaijan | other candidates:  Varna,  Vilnius,  La Laguna and  Badajoz
2017 | Varna |  Bulgaria | other candidates:  Cascais,  Galway,  Newcastle upon Tyne and  Perugia[6]
2018 | Cascais |  Portugal | other candidates:  Kecskemét,  Manchester,  Novi Sad and  Perugia
2019 | Novi Sad |  Serbia | other candidates:  Amiens,  Derry/Strabane,  Galway,  Manchester and  Perugia
2020 | Amiens |  France | other candidates:  Chișinău,  Klaipėda,  Timișoara and  Villach
2021 | Klaipėda |  Lithuania | other candidates:  Chișinău,  Greater Nicosia,  Varaždin and  Yaroslavl
2022 | Tirana |  Albania | other candidates:  Baia Mare,  Kazan,  Poznań and  Varaždin
2023 | Lublin |  Poland | other candidates:  Baia Mare,  Kazan,  İzmir,  Lviv and  Poznań
2024 | Ghent |  Belgium | other candidates:  Chișinău,  Lviv and  Veszprém
2025 | Lviv |  Ukraine | other candidates:  Fuenlabrada,  İzmir and  Tromsø
2026 | Tromsø |  Norway | other candidates:  İzmir,  Málaga,  Sarajevo and  Vila do Conde

Rotterdam

Turin

Antwerp

Braga

Maribor

Thessaloniki

Cluj-Napoca

Ganja

Varna

Cascais

Novi Sad

Amiens

Klaipėda

Tirana

Lublin

Ghent

Lviv

Tromsø

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Locations of European Youth Capitals. Green designates current cities; red is for past cities; and blue for future cities.

## See also

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* European Capital of Culture
* European Region of Gastronomy

## References

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1. ^ a b c "The European Youth Capital". youthforum.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
2. ^ a b "General Information". youthforum.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
3. ^ "EYCs of the Past, Present and Future". youthforum.org. 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". youthforum.org. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

## External links

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* Official website
* Braga – European Youth Capital 2012
* Thessaloniki – European Youth Capital 2014
* Klaipėda – European Youth Capital 2021

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European Youth Capitals

* 2009 Rotterdam
* 2010 Turin
* 2011 Antwerp
* 2012 Braga
* 2013 Maribor
* 2014 Thessaloniki
* 2015 Cluj-Napoca
* 2016 Ganja
* 2017 Varna
* 2018 Cascais
* 2019 Novi Sad
* 2020 Amiens
* 2021 Klaipėda
* 2022 Tirana
* 2023 Lublin
* 2024 Ghent
* 2025 Lviv
* 2026 Tromsø

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