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Youngs t e r sa r enotmot i va t e dt ovot e ,t hei nf or ma t i ona nde l e c t or a le duc a t i on i swe a k,pe opl ea r enoti nt e r e s t e di nvot i nga ndi nvol vi ngi nc i vi ca c t i onsa ndt he y don' tt r u s tt hepol i t i c i a nsa ndpa r t i e s .

Ai moft hepr oj e c twa st oe mpowe ryout hr ol ei npol i t i c a lt hi nki nga n di nc r e a s e pa r t i c i pa t i oni ne ur ope a ne l e c t i onsi nor de rt opr omot ee ur ope a nva l ue s Theme t hodol ogywa sba s e donnonf or ma le duc a t i ona ndc ons i s t e di nga me s , pr e s e nt a t i ons ,de ba t e s , r ol epl a ysa nds i mul a t i ons, c i vi ce duc a t i on,wor ks hops , vi s i t s , i nt e r c ul t ur a le ve ni ngsFor s e e na c t i vi t i e swe r ef orpr e pa r a t i on, i nt r oduc t i on a ndge t t i ngt oknowe a c hot he r , t r us ta ndt e a mbui l di ng,pr e s e nt a t i onofpa r t i c i pa nt s a ndor ga ni z a t i ons ,i nt r oduc t i onofEr a s mus+ pr ogr a mmea ndyout h pa s sc e r t i f i c a t e , c ul t ur a la nds t udyvi s i t si nBuz a ur e gi on.

The r ewe r e7t he ma t i cwor ks hopst o pr omot ee ur ope a ni ns t i t ut i ons ,e ur ope a na c t i vec i t i z e ns hi pa ndvot i nga ndac r e a t i vewor ks hopi n5pha s e st opr e pa r eavi s ua lc a mpa i gnwi t hf l ye r s ,pos t e r s , vi de osa ndagui det opr omot evot i ng Bi gt ha nkst oourhos t ,Pol i a naPa r t a la ndCa s ac uTe i ,t oourpa r ne r s :Noor t eEt t e v õt l i kkus eAr e nda mi s eÜhi ng–Es t oni a ,MEDI ATERRANEAN. P .

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fi rstday Mai na i mso ft heda y : • Gr o u n dr u l e s • Tog e tt ok n o we a c ho t h e r • I n t r o d u c er e p r e s e n t i n go r g a n i z a t i o n s • Un d e r s t a n de r a s mu s +

Asa nyot he rgoodda y ,wehe r el i ket os t a r tt heda ywi t hapr ope rbr e a kf a s t .

Pa r t i c i pa nt ss ha r es t or i e sa nde xpe r i e nc e sf r omt hepr e vi ousda y .Af t e ragood me a lt he r ea l wa ysha st obeagoode ne r gi z e r ,s of ore ve r yda yadi f f e r e ntc ount r y i si nc ha r geoft hee ne r gi z e r s ,i the l pst ol i f tt hes pi r i ta ndt hemoodoft hepa r t i c i pa nt s .

I nt hebe gi nni ngpa r t i c i pa nt sne e dt oge tt oknowe a c hot he rbyus i ng nonf or ma lga me sa nde xe r c i s e s .Fore xa mpl eoneoft hea c t i vi t i e s i nvol ve ddr a wi ng

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Th eg a mewa sd i v i d e di naf e wd i f f e r e n tl e v e l sf o re a c hl e v e lp a r t i c i p a n th a dt od r a wo n ef e a t u r eo fo t h e r sp a r t i c i p a n t sf a c et h e ns wa pt h ed r a wi n ga n dd r a w a n o t h e rf e a t u r ea f t e rf e wl e v e l st h ef a c e ss t a r t e dt ot a k es h a p e . ( p i c t u r e sf r o mt h ee v e n t ) Af t e rt hepa r t i c i pa nt sgott oknowe a c hot he ri t ’ st i met oge tt oknowt he or ga ni z a t i onst he yr e pr e s e nt .

Whe nt hei nt r oduc t i onpa r ti sbe hi ndust het i meha sc omet obes e r i ousa nd unde r s t a ndt heba s i c sofEr a s mus+a ndt hewor ki ngofpr oj e c t s . ( Exp l a na t i onofEr a s mus +)

Er a s mus+i st hepr ogr a mbywhi c ht heEUs uppor t se duc a t i on,t r a i ni ng,yout ha nd s por ti nEur ope .I tha sabudge tofEUR14.

7bi l l i on,wi t ht hehe l pofwhi c hove r 4mi l l i onEur ope a nsc a nga i ne xpe r i e nc ea ndha vea c c e s st os t udy ,t r a i ni nga nd vol unt e e r i nga br oa d.

TheEr a s mus+pr ogr a m,t ober unby2020br i ngst oge t he r7pr e vi ouspr ogr a msa nd of f e r soppor t uni t i e sf ordi f f e r e ntc a t e gor i e sofpe opl ea ndor ga ni z a t i ons .

Er a s mus+of f e r spe opl eofa l la ge st heoppor t uni t yt oa c qui r ene wknowl e dgea ndt o s ha r et he i re xpe r i e nc e si ni ns t i t ut i onsa ndor ga ni z a t i onsf r omdi f f e r e ntc ount r i e s .

Er a s mus+of f e r soppor t uni t i e sf orawi der a ngeofor ga ni z a t i ons ,i nc l udi nguni ve r s i t i e s , e duc a t i ona ndt r a i ni ngpr ovi de r s ,t hi nkt a nks ,r e s e a r c hi ns t i t ut e sa ndbus i ne s s e s .

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secondday Br e akf as tande ne r gi z e rasus ual !

Themai nai msoft hedaywe r e : • Wor ki ngi ngr oups • Sha r i ngr e s pons i bi l i t i e s • Te s t i nga ndi mpr ovi ngourknowl e dgea boutt h eEU Vi l l a gebound

Wewe r ed i v i d e di n t og r o u p si no r d e rt oe x p l o r et h ev i l l a g ea n df u l f i l l t h ef o l o wi n gt a s k s : 1 .F i n dan a mef o ro u rt e a m 2 .T a k e3p h o t o sy o ul i k ea n d3p h o t o sy o ud o n ’ t l i k e 3 .T a k e3p h o t o sy o uc o n s i d e rEu r o p e a n 4 .Ma k eas h o r t v i d e o ( 3 0 6 0s e c o n d s ) s h o wi n gaf a mo u smo v i e 5 .T a s t es a l t ywa t e ra t s p r i n gn r .

6 6 .T a k eag r o u pp h o t owi t ht h es i g no fe x i t f r o mS a r a t aMo n t e o r u 7 .P i c ku po nt h ewa ya no b j e c t t h a t y o ut h i n kr e p r e s e n t sy o ua n dk e e pi t i ny o u rr o o m

Weha dal ongwa l kunde rt hehots ununt i lt hee ndoft hevi l l a gea ndba c kt ha tga veust heoppor t uni t yt oge tt oknowe a c hot he r ,c ommuni c a t ea ndde ve l opt e a m s pi r i t .

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Wo r ks ho p1–BI NGO

Ea c hp a r t i c i p a n th a dap a p e rwi t h1 6q u e s t i o n sa b o u tt h eEU. Th et a s kwa st of i n dp e o p l et h a tk n o wt h ea n s we r s

a n da s kt h e mt os i g nt h e i rn a me s , b u tn o b o d yc o u l ds i g nmo r et h a no n c e .

Wh e nweh a d1 6d i f f e r e n tn a me sa n d 1 6a n s we r swes h o u t e do u tl o u dBI NGO. Th ei n s t r u c t i o n swe r eDo n ’ tc h e a t , d o n ’ th u r r ya n dd o n ’ tu s et h ei n t e r n e t .

Wo r ks ho p2–Eur o pe , myho us e

Weh a dt od r a wah o u s ewi t ho n er o o mf o re a c hpe r s o n , af o u n d a t i o n , ar o o fa n dwe a t h e rc o n d i t i o n s .

ROOMS=Wh a ti sEu r o p ef o rme ? FOUNDATI ON=Co mmo nv a l u e s ROOF=Th ef u t u r eo fEu r o p e WEATHERCONDI TI ONS=Su r r o u n d i n g s

Ea c hofusha dt ode c i dewha tEur opepe r s ona l l yme a nsf ort he m,a gr e eonourc o mmon va l ue s ,e xpr e s sa r t i s t i c a l l ywha twehopef ort hef ut ur eofEur opea nde xpl a i nwi t hwe a t h e r c ond i t i onss uc ha ss nowa ndt or na dost heha r ds hi pst ha tEur opef a c e s .

Fr omt hepos t e r s : Rooms :Sol i da r i t y ,be t t e rf ut ur e ,t r a ve l l i ngnobor de r s ,mi gr a t i ons novi s a , s a f e t y ,f r e e dom,t ol e r a nc e ,oppor t uni t i e s ,he r i t a gef orne wge ne r a t i ons ,e duc a t i on,va r i e t yofc ul t ur e s ( di ve r s i t y ) ,i nc l us i on,c ha nc et ous emyvoi c e Fo unda t i on:Huma nr i ght s ,e qua l i t y ,uni on,de moc r a c y , me r i t oc r a c y ,l oya l t y ,f a mi l y Roof :Sus t a i na bi l i t y ,c ommonpol i t i cs ys t e m,s t r onge rEur ope a nf e e l i ngs ,a c t i veme mb e r s ,nopove r t y ,r a c i s m,e qua lc ha nc e s ,e c of r i e ndl y We a t he r :r a c i s m,gl oba l i z a t i on,e c onomi cc r i s i s ,c or r upt i on Thef i r s tvot ef orEur ope a nPa r l i a me ntwa si nt r oduc e di n1979 I n2014e l e c t i ons42.

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afternoon!

Thema i na i msi nt hi spa r toft heda yswe r eunde r s t a ndwhype opl eus ua l l ydonot got ovot ea ndpa r t i c i pa t ei nde moc r a t i cpr oc e s s .

Wewor ke di ngr o upa nda f t e rdi s c us s i ona boutwhyi nourc ount r i e spe opl evot eordonotvot ea nda f t e rt ha twe c r e a t es omepos t e r st or e pr e s e ntt hi sr e a s o ns !

Wec a meoutwi t h. .

Whype opl evot e I t ’ st hepr i nc i pa lr i ghtwha tourgr a ndpa sa ndgr a ndma sf oughtf or .

I t ’ st hec or r e c twa yt oc ha ngeours ur r oundi ngsa ndourwor l d.

I nf l ue nc ebype opl ea r oundyou.

Ta kepa r ti nt hede c i s i onma ki ngofourf ut ur e .

Be c a us et he r ei sal otofpe opl et ha tc a nnotvot ea ndweha dt hel a c kt ol i vei na de moc r a t i cs oc i e t y .

Choos i ngwhoi sgoi ngt or e pr e s e ntyou!

I t se a s yt ovot e .

Uni oni ss t r e ngt h.

Toe xpr e s syouropi ni ona ndi de a st r oughr e pr e s e nt a t i ve s .

Ea c hvot ec ount s .

Toc ha ngel a wsa ndf r a me wor ks .

Be c a us er e s ul t swi l li nf l ue nc eus .

Wi t hnovot ede moc r a c yc a nnotwor k.

Whype opl edonotvot e Vot ei st het oolt ogi vet hepowe rt ot hec ommuni t i e s .

La c kofi nf or ma t i on.

Wa ntyoungpe opl e / pe opl ewor ki ngf oryout hi npa r l i a me nt .

Pe opl edonott r us tt hegove r nme nt .

I ns omec ount r i e si sobl i ga t or y .

La c kofoppor t uni t i e st ovot e ,l i kec a nbe .

Donotha vet i mef orvot e .

La z i ne s s .

Li keas i gnofpr ot e s t .

Onl yc ompl a i na nddonot hi ng.

Une duc a t e dpe opl ei nt hedi e l dofc i vi cpa r t i c i pa t i on.

Pe opl edonotc a r ea boutpol i t i c s .

Pe opl et hi nknot hi ngi sgoi ngt oc ha nge .

La c kofmot i va t i on.

Donotbe l i e vei ni ns t i t ut i ons .

The ydonothowt ovot ei nEur ope a ne l e c t i ons .

The ydonotknowe nougha boutt her ol eofEur ope a nPa r l i a me nt .

1 0 The r ei snote xc us e !

Af t e rpr e s e ntt hepos t e ra boutr e a s onswhy pe o pl ea nd youngs t e r sdovot eordonotvot e wet r yt of i nds ol ut i ont oma keyoungpe opl e mor ea wa r e a bou tt hei mpor t a nc et ha t vot i ngha s .

Andwedi di nr e a l l yc r e a t i vewa y!

Wepe r f or ma nc es omes i t ua t i oni n whi c hwee nga geyoungpe opl et ovot e !Af t e r t hi sda ywe a r er e a l l ymor ea wa r e a bou tr e a s onsoft hes i t ua t i onsouryoung pe op l ei s f a c i ngi nvot i ngf i e l da ndhowwe , a sa c t i veyoungpe opl emot i va t et he m t ovot ea swe l l !

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fourthday Mai nai msoft heday: •TobePa s s i veort obea c t i vei ns oc i e t y •Thec a us e sa nde f f e c t sofa bs e nt e e i s m,whoi s r e s pons i bl et oi nc r e a s epr e s e nc et ovot ea nda l s os ol ut i ons •De ba t ea boutEur ope a nuni on •Mi dt e r me va l ua t i on

Caus eofabs e nt e e i s mi nvot i ng •Don’ tt r us tt hepol i t i c i a ns( br oke npr omi s e si nt hepa s t ) •Thi nkst ha tnot hi ngwi l lc ha nge •Cor r upt i on •La c kofi nf or ma t i on •Don’ tc a r e Ef f e c t st hatabs e nt e e i s mc r e at e s Cr e a t i vi t yi sr e a l l yi mpor t a ntf ort he s epr oj e c t s .

The4t hd a ywa sr e a l l ya c t i vebe c a us ewe •Ne ga t i vepe opl e ha dt opr e pa r epos t e r soft opi c“ youngs t e r soft oda y: Ac t i veorPa s s i ve ” •Cor r upt i on a ndp r e s e ntt he mwi t hat he a t r i c a lpe r f or ma nc e .

•Or ga ni z e dc r i me sa ndba di nf l ue nc e s Nopr oj e c ti saf ul lpr oj e c ti fi tdoe snotha vedi s c us s i ons e s s i onsa ndde ba t e s .Fi r s tdi s c us s i on •Le s smul t i c ul t ul a r i s m wa sc a l l e dt he‘ ’ Wor l dCof f e e ’ ’,t hema i nt opi c swe r e : Whoi sr e s pons i bl et oi nc r e as epr e s e nc et ovot e •Aut hor i t i e s mi l y/ f r i e nds •Fa •Hi s t or y •Fa mouspe opl e •Re l i gi onsa ndr e l i gi ousl e a de r s So l ut i onsf orabs e nc eofvot i ng •Tr a ns pa r e nc y •Educ a t eyoungpe opl e i nevot i ng •Onl •Soc i a lpuni s hme ntf ornotvot i ng •Le s sc or r upt i on

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Cr e a t i v i t yi sr e a l l yi mp o r t a n tf o rt h e s ep r o j e c t s .

The4t hda ywa sr e a l l ya c t i vebe c a us ewedi dl a nda r tpr oj e c ta nd" e g ge nge ni e r i ng"e ve nta l s oweha dt opr e pa r epos t e r soft opi c“ youngs t e r soft oda y: Ac t i veorPa s s i ve ”a ndpr e s e ntt he mwi t hat he a t r i c a lpe r f or ma nc e Nopr oj e c ti saf ul lp r oj e c ti fi tdoe snotha vedi s c us s i ons e s s i onsa ndde ba t e s .

Fi r s tdi s c us s i onwa sc a l l e dt he‘ ’ Wor l dCof f e e ’ ’,t hema i nt opi c swe r e: Thes e c onda c t i vi t ywa s“ Thegr a ndde ba t e ” .

Wede ba t e df i veque s t i ons .

Agef orvot i ngs houl dbef r om16ye a r sol d.

Vot i ngf orEur ope a npa r l i a me nts houl dbeobl i ga t o r yf or youngs t e r supt o30ye a r sol d.

Eur o pe a nuni ons houl dnotbee xt e nde dwi t hot he rc ount r i e s .

Eve r yc ount r yf r ome uope a nuni ons houl dus ee ur oa s c ur r e nc yma xi mum1ye a ra f t e rj oi ngEU.

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Vi s i ts ur r oundi ngs Webe ga nourt r i pf i l l e dwi t he xc i t e me ntt oe xpl or ene wpl a c e s .Ourf i r s ts t opwa st heCi ol a nuMona s t e r y ,whi c hi samona s t e r yofEa s t e r nOr t hodoxmonks , l oc a t e di nt heTi s a uc ommune ,Buz a uCount y .Ne xtt ot hemona s t e r yi st heMa gur aope na i rc a mpwi t hal otofi nt e r e s t i ngs c ul pt ur e ss pr e a da r oundt hehi l l s , Wee nj oye dt hena t ur ea ndt hes uni nt ha ta r t i s t i ce nvi r onme nt .Ourf i na lde s t i na nt i onwa st heMuddyVol c a noe swhe r ewea dmi r e dt heunus ua ls i ghtoft ha t ge ol ogi c a lphe nome non.

Wel e toura dve nt ur ouss pi r i tl e a dusa r oundt hi sbe a ut i f ula ndc a l mi ngl a nds c a pe .

I twa sauni quee xpe r i e nc ea ndonewewi l la l wa ysr e me mbe r .

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si xthday Ont hi sda yweha dt odot hemos ti mpor t a ntpa r toft h epr oj e c t‘ ’ YOU( TH)VOTECAMP AI GN” .

Wes e pa r a t e di nt ot wogr oups ,vi de opr oduc t i ongr o upa ndpr omot i ona lma t e r i a lgr oup.

Be f o r et hewor kbe ga nwedi dbr a i ns t or mi ngs e s s i onst ode ve l opi de a s .

The nwec hos et hebe s ti de a sa ndde c i de donwha t e a c hpa r t i c i pa ntwi l ldoba s e dont he i rs ki l l s ,a ndt he nt hewor kbe ga n!

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“. . . iwi l lde f i ni t e l yc hangemybe havi ouaboutvot i ng” “. . i ’ l li nf or m myf r i e ndsandf ami l yaboutt hebads i t uat i onofvot i ngi nEur opeande xpl ai nt he mt he i mpor t anc eofvot i ng” “Ine ve rvot e dbe f or ebutnowI ’ ml ooki ngf or war dt ovot e ” “Ibe c omemor eawar eabouti mpor t anc eofvot i ngf orf ut ur eofEur ope anUni ons oI ’ l lbemor eac t i vei n e l e c t i ons ” “Iwasawar eabouti mpor t anc eofvot i ngbutnowIbe c omeawar eabouti mpor t anc eofpr omot i ngi t .

Vot ei shope .“ “Ihaveal waysvot e dbutnowIunde r s t andbe t t e rt hei mpor t anc e ” “If e e lmor eEur ope annowandIam mor eawar eaboutmyr i ght ss ol e t ’ svot e ” “Il e ar ntal oti nt hi spr oj e c tandI ’ l lgi vei ns pi r at i ont ot heot he rt omaket hec hangeweal lyoungs t e r swant ” “be f or eIdi dn’ tc ar et oomuc haboutt hi st opi cbutnowIhavedi f f e r e ntopi ni ons .I ’ l lvot ef orEU” “i ts t r e nght e dmyopi ni ont hati ti sne c e s s ar yt ovot es oI ’ l lor gani z ewor ks hopsi nmyas s oc i at i on” “be f or et hi spr oj e c tIwasnot“i nt het opi c ”t hatmuc h,Idi dn’ tvot ebe f or ebutnowIunde r s t oodt he i mpor t anc eandI ’ l lgot ovot e ” “be f or et hi spr oj e c tIwasne ve rvot i ngf orEUe l e c t i onsbutnowIam mot i vat e dandIs t ar t e dt o t hi nki nanot he rway” “Idi s c ove r e dvot i ngi sus e f ulandt hepr oj e c tmademet hi nkIam par tofar e als t r ongde moc r ac y ande ve r yonei sus e f ulhe r e ” “s ur eI ’ l lvot ebe c aus ee ve r yvot ec ount s ” “Iwaspr ovot i ngbe f or ebutnowIknowbe t t e rhowt oe nc our agemys ke pt i cf r i e ndst ogot ovot e ”

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