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About EU
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EU and Youth
- TRAFO: Spreading inspirational IDs
- The European Voluntary Service
- EU Young Scientist of the Year
- Eurodesk: 1-stop shop for youth info
- Youth Health – be healthy, be yourself
- Erasmus Mundus
- Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
- Youth exchanges in Europe
- Youth on the Move
- European Youth Capital
- Pan-EU Youth: Have your say
- Europe by topic
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About the Year
- What are the main objectives of the Year
- What kinds of activities are envisaged
- What support is available
- How can I be involved in the Year?
- Britta Heidemann, Ambassador of the Year
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Flagship Events
- High-Level Opening Ceremony in Brussels, January 2011
- High-Level Opening Ceremony in Beijing, February 2011
- European Youth Week, May 2011
- EU-China Youth Culture Week in X'ian, July 2011
- EU-China Youth Festival for Universiade in Shenzhen, August 2011
- EU-China Volunteer Bridge in Brussels, Sept. 2011
- EU-China Youth Leaders Summit / Youth "Future Camp
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About EU
What is the European Union?
A unique economic and political partnership between 27 democratic European countries.
What are its aims?
Peace, prosperity and freedom for its 498 million citizens — in a fairer, safer world.
What results so far?
Frontier-free travel and trade, the euro (the single European currency), safer food and a greener environment, better living standards in poorer regions, joint action on crime and terror, cheaper phone calls, millions of opportunities to study abroad … and much more besides
How does it work?
To make these things happen, EU countries set up bodies to run the EU and adopt its legislation. The main ones are:
- the European Parliament (representing the people of Europe);
- the Council of the European Union (representing national governments);
- the European Commission (representing the common EU interest).













































