The Youth exchange project “Building Europe Together” will aim to promote active citizenship and social inclusion through promotion of youth participation at local and European level. It will enhance solidarity among young Europeans and youngsters with fewer opportunities by providing to them an environment to share experiences and exchange information. The objective is to teach participants "active citizenship" concept through active participation and build Europe of the future where all citizens actively participate. On this event will improvise and build main EU institutions through following activities: - all together participant will form the “EU Parliament” and through practical exercises they will get to know functioning of EU Parliament and will be motivated to actively participate into 2014 EU parliamentary elections. - The steering board compound from group leaders will form the “Council of EU” and will prepare for implementation of projects aims and objectives and ground rules.- Each participating country will select one representative to form the “European Commission” which will work to realize project activities which includes: Workshops on active citizenship, activities on EU topics, integration games, international cultural events, excursions, and sports activities which will enable participants to be active and develop new skills for better understanding Europe and the diversity of European cultures, traditions, and people, especially of the hosting country, Albania.The event enables a real understanding of the EU institutions gives a perspective of integration and social inclusion and creates lasting supranational links of friendship between the participants. It provides an opportunity for youth active participation stimulating integration, innovation where each participants will feel as organizers and as participant. This youth exchange will bring together during 1-9 March 2014 in Shengjin Albania, 75 youngsters from SEE, EU and Turkey.
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