The Euro-Med Youth Programme is a regional programme set up within the framework of the third
chapter of the Barcelona Process entitled “Partnership in Social, Cultural and Human Affairs”. It
promotes the mobility of young people and the understanding between peoples through three
types of actions: Youth Exchanges, Voluntary Services and Support Measures.
Euro-Med Youth I (1999-2001) and Euro-Med Youth II (2001-2004) were primarily run by the
European Commission from the headquarters in Brussels. They were sub-delegated by the
Directorate-General of EuropeAid to the YOUTH Unit of the DG Education and Culture (DG EAC)
Euro-Med Youth III Programme, launched in October 2005 focuses on mobility, non-formal
education and intercultural learning. Its geographical scope comprises 37 countries: the 27 EU
Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United
Kingdom) and the 10 Mediterranean partner countries, signatories of the Barcelona Declaration
(Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, and
Turkey).
The novelty of this phase is the decentralised implementation of the programme, the aim being
to reinforce the partnership between the European Union and the Mediterranean partner countries,
to take action as closely as possible to the beneficiaries and to adapt to the diversity of national
systems and situation in the field of youth. Applicants (project leaders) from the Mediterranean
partner countries will directly apply for grants to their own youth national authorities, now
responsible through the Euro-Med Youth Unit (EMYU) for grant awarding and the overall
management of the programme.
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