Europe Goes Local

The core aim of the project is to raise the quality of local youth work in particular through enhanced cooperation between various stakeholders that are active at the municipal level. The Partnership currently involves about 200 members who represent around 120 municipalities in the participating countries.

SALTO EECA with their Info Centres support municipalities from the Eastern Partner countries to join the Europe Goes Local and benefit from its opportunities (cooperation with Russian and Belarusian municipalities is stopped since 2022 due to the invasion in Ukraine).

Read a story of the development so far.

Key plans for 2025

• long-term project on mentoring EGL partners in their youth work plans development;
• 25-27 March: EGL conference, Prague
• 7-11 April: study visit to Greece for EECA region municipalities as a part of EGL mentoring programme;
• mid June: study trip to Finland for representatives of Ukrainian youth councils;
• end of August: study visit to Moldova for EGL municipalities;
• and other workshops and study visits dedicated to EGL municipalities;

EECA municipalities supported:

• in Armenia
  • in 2023: Alaverdi, Armavir, Khoy and Gavar;
  • in 2024: Vagharshapat, Tatev and again Khoy and Gavar;
• in Azerbaijan:
  • in 2023: Mardakan, Rasulzade, Mingachevir;
  • in 2024: Sumgait and again Mingachevir;
• in Georgia:
  • in 2023: Zestaphoni, Chokhatauri, Gori, Dmanisi;
  • in 2024: Akhaltsikhe, Poti, Zugdidi, Toliskuri, Oni and again Gori;
• in Moldova:
  • in 2023: Sipoteni, Chisinau;
  • in 2024: Alliance of Home Town Associations