European Youth Capital 2014: Thessaloniki awarded !

After fighting off stiff competition from Heraklion (Greece) and Ivanovo (Russia), Thessaloniki (Greece) has now finally emerged as European Youth Capital 2014! “Thessaloniki built the strongest application, with a profound program that is packed with creative ideas”, said Peter Matjašič, President of the European Youth Forum. The Award Ceremony took place in Braga, the upcoming European Youth Capital 2012, in the framework of the ..
European Youth Forum’s Autumn Council of Members. According to the panel of jurists that decided to award Thessaloniki, the city stressed the will of establishing sustainable projects for a variety of activities that address young people’s challenges by building on existing structures. “With two years to go until their year begins, Thessaloniki must begin their preparations today – something which the European Youth Forum looks forward to closely following and cooperating on”, concluded Peter Matjašič. Each year since 2009, the European Youth Forum has awarded a city as European Youth Capital for one year, where they then showcase their youth-related cultural, social, and economic life. In the past years, the European Youth Forum has awarded the cities of Torino (2010), Antwerp (2011), Braga (2012) and Maribor (2013).

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