Funded by the European Union, IPA INFO 2011 Programme

Lead partner: Local Democracy Agency Brtonigla/Verteneglio

Partners: Local Democracy Agency Sisak, Local Democracy Agency Osijek, Foundation for partnership and civil society development, Croatian Environmental Press Centre, Youth association K.R.I.D., Association of the Local Democracy Agencies, Europe Direct – Comune di Trieste, Associazione Giosef Giovani Senza Frontiere

Project grant: 72.757,33 €, whereof EU funds61.843,73 €

Project duration: 14 months(1 January 2013. – 28 February 2014)

Location of the action: Istra, Sisak-Moslavina and Osijek-Baranja Counties

Overall objectives: To contribute to spread information about European Union, its policies, programmes and financial instruments in high schools and through young people in the Regions involved, so to have informed citizens aware of the benefits of EU enlargement and supportive to Croatia entering the EU.

Specific objectives: To improve youth knowledge about the benefits of Croatian access in the European Union; to increase the youth general understanding about EU policies, programmes and financial instruments; to encourage the participation of young citizens in the construction of a new Europe; to have a multiplying effect to involve directly and indirectly as many young people as possible in order to create a better informed public; to promote debates through youth to remove their doubts about imminent enter of Croatia in the European Union.

Estimated results: Informed youngsters about EU benefits and commitments to enlargement; improved access to information about pre and post accession financial instruments; improve the knowledge about EU, its policies and programmes; decrease the number of eurosceptics among Croatian youth; Improved communication between youth and regional institutions; Production of audiovisual materials to promote the Croatian access in the EU; Production of new materials and information tools.

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Workshops for informing youth about European Union held in high schools

Workshop on youth informing on EU successfully implemented in Petrinja

Young people from 3 Croatian counties developing document “The Voice of Youth”