Place:European Youth Capital

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The European Youth Capital (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 2026 calendar year is Tromsø, Norway.[2] It is the northernmost city to ever hold the title, with a programme focused on climate resilience, youth participation in the Arctic, and the inclusion of indigenous Sámi culture.

Goals

The European Youth Capital aims to promote 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.[3] Additionally, participation of the youth in the design and implementation of the plans for each capital of youth is encouraged by the EYC.[3] 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)

Since 2009, there have been the following European Youth Capitals:[4][5][6]

European Youth Capital
Year City Country Notes
2009 Rotterdam  Netherlands
2010 Turin  Italy
2011 Antwerp  Belgium
2012 Braga  Portugal Info
2013 Maribor  Slovenia Info
2014 Thessaloniki  Greece Info

finalists: Russia Ivanovo, Greece Heraklion, other candidates: Spain Barcelona, Turkey Konya, Russia Perm, Turkey Trabzon

2015 Cluj-Napoca  Romania Info

finalists: Russia Ivanovo, Lithuania Vilnius, Bulgaria Varna other candidates: Poland Katowice, Spain La Laguna, Spain Badajoz, Azerbaijan Ganja, Italy Lecce and Russia Perm

2016 Ganja  Azerbaijan other candidates: Bulgaria Varna, Lithuania Vilnius, Spain La Laguna and Spain Badajoz
2017 Varna  Bulgaria other candidates: Portugal Cascais, Republic of Ireland Galway, United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne and Italy Perugia[7]
2018 Cascais  Portugal other candidates: Hungary Kecskemét, United Kingdom Manchester, Serbia Novi Sad and Italy Perugia
2019 Novi Sad  Serbia other candidates: France Amiens, United Kingdom Derry/Strabane, Republic of Ireland Galway, United Kingdom Manchester and Italy Perugia
2020 Amiens  France other candidates: Moldova Chișinău, Lithuania Klaipėda, Romania Timișoara and Austria Villach
2021 Klaipėda  Lithuania other candidates: Moldova Chișinău, Cyprus Greater Nicosia, Croatia Varaždin and Russia Yaroslavl
2022 Tirana  Albania other candidates: Romania Baia Mare, Russia Kazan, Poland Poznań and Croatia Varaždin
2023 Lublin  Poland other candidates: Romania Baia Mare, Russia Kazan, Turkey İzmir, Ukraine Lviv and Poland Poznań
2024 Ghent  Belgium other candidates: Moldova Chișinău, Ukraine Lviv and Hungary Veszprém
2025 Lviv  Ukraine other candidates: Spain Fuenlabrada, Turkey İzmir and Norway Tromsø
2026 Tromsø  Norway First capital located within the Arctic Circlie.

Other candidates: Turkey İzmir, Spain Málaga, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo and Portugal Vila do Conde

2027 Parma  Italy other candidates: Moldova Chișinău, Spain Fuenlabrada, Spain Málaga, North Macedonia Skopje[8]
European Youth Capital is located in European Union
Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Turin
Antwerp
Antwerp
Braga
Braga
Maribor
Maribor
Thessaloniki
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Ganja
Ganja
Varna
Cascais
Cascais
Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Amiens
Amiens
Klaipėda
Klaipėda
Tirana
Lublin
Lublin
Ghent
Ghent
Lviv
Lviv
Tromsø
Tromsø
Parma
Parma
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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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The European Youth Capital". https://www.youthforum.org/youthcapital. Retrieved 15 September 2020. 
  2. ↑ "And the winner is: Tromsø European Youth Capital 2026 | European Youth Forum" (in en). https://www.youthforum.org/news/tromso-european-youth-capital-2026. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "General Information". http://www.youthforum.org/CAPITAL/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73:about&catid=35. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
  4. ↑ "EYCs of the Past, Present and Future". http://www.youthforum.org/CAPITAL/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=69. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
  5. ↑ http://www.europeanyouthcapital.org/yfj/varna-bulgaria-awarded-european-youth-capital-2017/ Varna (Bulgaria) awarded European Youth Capital 2017, 20 November 2014
  6. ↑ "And the winner is: Cascais, EYC 2018!". europeanyouthcapital.org. 3 December 2015. http://www.europeanyouthcapital.org/yfj/european-youth-capital-2018-cascais/. Retrieved 16 December 2015. 
  7. ↑ "Five cities short-listed to become the European Youth Capital 2017". http://www.youthforum.org/pressrelease/five-cities-short-listed-to-become-the-european-youth-capital-2017/. Retrieved 17 October 2014. 
  8. ↑ JV. "Parma is confirmed as European Youth Capital 2027, and an innovative new museum is unveiled!" (in en). https://eunivercitiesnetwork.com/parma-is-confirmed-as-european-youth-capital-2027-and-an-innovative-new-museum-is-unveiled/. 

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