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European Capitals of Culture 2010
Date: 02/02/2010

Essen for the Ruhr in Germany, Pécs in Hungary and Istanbul in Turkey are the European Capitals of Culture for 2010. On 1st of January 2010 they will officially start a year of music, theatre, dance, film and literature events. Essen/Ruhr will hold its opening ceremony on the 9th and 10th of January, Pécs on the 10th and Istanbul on the 16th.

Further information on their events can be found on the official websites:

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Celebrating 25 years of the European Capital of Culture
Date: 02/02/2010

Date of event: 23rd-24th March 2010
Location of Event: Brussels

2010 marks the 25th anniversary of the European Capitals of Culture, which were launched in 1985. On 23rd-24th March 2010 the European Commission will be hosting a celebratory event and strategic conference to mark the event, to look back at the achievements of the past 25 years, and to reflect on its legacy and impact.

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2010 Youth in Action Application Forms
Date: 01/02/2010

The new application forms for the Youth in Action programme have been published on the YiA website.
Any previous versions will not be valid. Please take care to ensure your application has been filled out using the new 2010 version.

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2010 Changes for the Youth in Action Programme
Date: 01/02/2010

Action 1

 → For bi-lateral and tri-lateral Youth Exchanges there is now only one promoter who applies. The hosting promoter applies to their National Agency for all project costs (including travel for their sending partner promoter/s). This is known as one-sided funding and now matches the method for multi-lateral applications.

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Young European of the Year awarded
Date: 01/02/2010

Every year the Heinz-Schwarzkopf Foundation awards ‘The Young European of the Year’ in co-operation with the European Youth Parliament. This year the award ceremony took place on 2nd December in Berlin where the Young European of the Year 2009 Sandra Orlovic from Serbia was awarded. She works for the Humanitarian Law Center in Belgrade. She has been rewarded for her commitment to stimulating international understanding between people. According to the foundation, her commitment to the understanding in Southeast Europe is exemplary.

 

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