The National Youth Foundation (FNT), in collaboration with the Timiș County Youth Foundation (FITT) and Europe Direct Timisoara, celebrated the inauguration of the first Youth Info Centre on November 24th.

Nordic-Baltic YI Working Group launches "Let's Talk!" online discussions from January 2024, providing a safe space for youth information specialists to share experiences and discuss professional topics throughout the year.

The National Institute of Education and Youth (NIVaM) was established on 1 July 2022 by merging five organisations under the Ministry of Education. The goal is better availability and addressability of help to teachers, improvement of the educational offer and functionalisation of organisations that belong to the department. 

This recent Finnish study, produced by the Finnish Youth Research Society and the A-clinic Foundation, underscores the importance of tailoring mental health to meet young people's unique needs.

Iliana Ivanova (Bulgaria) has taken up the role of new EU Commissioner responsible for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, and Youth. Previously, she was a Member of the European Court of Auditors and the European Parliament. 

From 3 to 5 October 2023, ERYICA participated in the "All Together for European Elections 2024" event organised by the European Parliament in Brussels. More than 160 organisations from all over Europe were present in this interactive face-to-face event to discuss their ideas to enhance participation in the next EU Elections.

The "Up To YOU(th)" Festival returned for the 7th time on Saturday, 23 September at 17:00, at the Acropolis Park in Nicosia, Cyprus. They invited the public to a celebration of youth, with young people themselves as the protagonists, sending a strong message that today and tomorrow are in the hands of the younger generation.

This year, the Youth Information Point from the Luxembourg city centre decided to go on tour with the “Info truck” and give a “Back to School”- Kit to the youngsters returning back to school.

Youth Work Ireland recently published a new resource as part of the Proud Spaces project. This project, funded by Erasmus+ and supported by national agency Léargas, seeks to evidence youth work practices, activities and processes that achieve better outcomes for young LGBTQI+ people in youth work settings.

The new e-voting site will allow young people to easily participate in local democracy by using the unique number on their free Young Scot National Entitlement Cards

This campaign is presented as a municipal programme of citizen services that aim to prevent individual and collective impulsive pornography consumption by teenagers The goal is to avoid behaviours harmful to personal and community development, which represent a risk factor for coexistence.

Skills Summary is a free, online tool that measures the skills young people gain through participating in youth work or other forms of non-formal education. It can be used as a self-assessment and self-reflection tool for young people and as a measurement tool for organisations. 

In this interview, Jaana Fedotoff, Development Manager of Koordinaatti, explains how vital information is for young people's growth and decision-making. Also how it helps to shape responsible citizens, support democratic participation and meet global challenges.

The YinfoPioneers project consortium organised several focus group sessions in the Western Balkans to analyse data about the information needs of youngsters in the region. The result of this initiative is the report "Youth Information needs in the Western Balkans", which is already available. Check it out now!

The YIminds project is taking bold steps to make a difference in an era where young people's mental health is a pressing concern. One of the outcomes was the dissemination of a survey about mental health literacy among youth workers. Find out the full survey report and how it was compiled. 

ERYICA presented its draft strategy for 2024-2029 at the 34th General Assembly in Malta, 31 May-2 June 2023. The strategy outlines our key objectives and impact indicators for the coming years and reflects our commitment to empowering European youth through the right to information.

The ERYICA strategy for 2024-2029 was approved in September at the online Strategic Network Meeting. The strategy outlines our key objectives and impact indicators for the coming years and reflects our commitment to empowering European youth through the right to information.

The National Ukrainian Youth Association (NUMO) was officially founded in 2019 as a union of the 9 largest youth organisations that have a total of 500 local branches in all the regions of Ukraine, in particular - youth centres, student self-organisation bodies, scout movements and local branches of NGOs.

Promoting and strengthening young people's mental health is an important task for everyone who works with young people. The handbook “Mental Health Power” has been created in cooperation with youth workers from various fields and with mental health professionals.

From 1 June to 16 August 2023, you can apply for the SALTO Awards, which reward the best European projects in many categories.