European Erasmus + program is one of the few funds which provides young people from different countries with the opportunity to independently come together and look for solutions for the problems that are important for Europe. Young people living in the EU, especially their peers living in the Eastern Partnership countries, have a need for the authorities and societies of European countries not only to hear their voice, but to take steps to implement their proposal, especially if it is directly related to youth.
Young people both from the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries have a need to discuss with each other and with experts from different countries the reasons for the outbreak of hostilities in Armenia, Ukraine and in some other countries.
In July 2023 Dutch NA approved project 2023-1-NL02-KA154-YOU-000139635, “Return to the Hague. Return to Peace." The project involved NGOs from four Eastern Partnership countries - Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova and six EU countries - the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Croatia, Poland and Estonia. Participants in our conference were chosen by young people - members of the initiative group from these countries. The initiative group was created during the preparation of the project.
At the beginning of 2024, our partner organization from the Netherlands, the West-East Bridges Foundation, approached us with a proposal to become a partner in a project involving teenagers. The idea was that at a young age, teenagers from Armenia and Georgia should be able to see how people live and work in the Netherlands.
