EU Law and Sport

Youth in Action

The Youth in Action Programme runs from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2013 with a total budget of 885 million EURO.
The programme promotes the mobility and non formal education of young people aged between 13 and 30. It aims to inspire a sense of European citizenship among the youth of Europe and to involve them in constructing the future of the Community.
It contains 5 actions:

  • Youth for Europe: supporting exchanges and youth initiatives and encouraging young people's participation in democratic life;
  • European Voluntary Service: encouraging young people to take part in a voluntary activity abroad that benefits the general public;
  • Youth in the World: encouraging cooperation with partner countries by building networks, promoting the exchange of information and assisting with cross-border activities;
  • Youth Support Systems: promoting the development of exchange, training and information schemes;
  • European Cooperation in the youth field contributing to the development of policy cooperation in the youth field.

The implementation of the Youth in Action Programme is mainly decentralised, whereby the aim is to work as closely as possible with the beneficiaries and to adapt it to the diversity of national systems and situations in the field of youth.

Each “programme country” has appointed a National Agency for the direct information of citizens.

A European Agency (Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) is also in charge of the implementation of European projects.