Horizon 2020 Investigate the conditions, processes, and mechanisms underpinning how young people do politics in times of increasing inequalities, with the aim of suggesting novel democratic models to help reimagine more inclusive European politics, and therefore strengthening European democratic life.

ERYICA is happy to announce that the manual for the prevention of youth violent extremism through youth information, Liaisons, is now available in Dutch and Azerbaijani thanks to the support of the Flemish National Agency, JINT and the International Organization for Migration Azerbaijan.

After 5 weeks of working together on ERYICA’s DOYIT eLearning platform, 35 participants from our network met face-to-face for the first time in sunny Alicante for the first residential part of the new ERYICA Training of Trainers Programme.

The game is an evolution of the project “What makes me happy”. coordinated by the Ljubljana Network of Info Points (L'MIT) for almost twenty years. The main purpose is to encourage sharing, listening and reflecting among young people. The games can also stimulate a positive group atmosphere for cooperation and collaborative learning.

Last September, a major Belgian radio station (VivaCité) offered Infor Jeunes the possibility to have a slot every week on one of its programmes for the whole season (September – June). A magnificent opportunity for Infor Jeunes on many levels!

"Professionals in Managing Flows of Information: Youth Information and Counselling in the 2020s" focuses on the relationship between youth information and counselling and other youth work and services, special skills and competences in youth information and counselling, and what kind of recommendations can be set based on the above.

‘Mind the Gap’ was a campaign which hosted a good number of young people on different days throughout 2019. The young people came from Higher Education Institutions in Malta and Gozo, and the campaign provided an experiential experience to ensure a better understanding of the benefits and opportunities of learning mobility.

In the framework of our 3-networks cooperation, Eurodesk, ERYICA and EYCA are organising a common training event for the members of the three networks based on their needs in gaining skills and knowledge about different ways of reaching out to young people.

Our newly joined Affiliated Organisation SpunOut.ie is Ireland’s youth information created by young people, for young people.Their vision is to ensure young people in Ireland between the ages 16-25 have access to information to live free, happy and healthy lives.

Young men and women are the future of European societies. However, there are concerns at EU and national levels that the combined stresses from school, expectations from parents, and peer and societal pressures can create challenging transitions to adulthood and have a long-lasting impact.

The NHSM officially terminated as a CoE campaign, but will now take its legacy to a new organisation. The most enthusiastic activists of the movement are willing to establish a movement or network, to carry on the mission to combat (online) hate speech.

The YWelp project is an Erasmus+ funded partnership across 5 countries (Ireland, Finland, Estonia, Northern Ireland and Australia) which started in 2017 and will end in 2019. The project focuses on youth work in various universities.