Decided by the Joint Council on Youth in October 2021, the campaign aims to increase young people’s role in the process of revitalising participatory democracy in the Council of Europe and restore mutual trust between young people and democratic institutions and processes.

ERYICA is organising an international seminar in Luxembourg on 21-24 March 2022. The topic of the event is the role of media and information literacy (MIL) in young people’s lives and the role of different stakeholders.

The European Youth Information Quality Label, which guides young people through the information overload and tells them that a particular piece of information is verified, true and unbiased, has been awarded to two new organisations: Aġenzija Żgħażagħ (Malta) and Young Scot (UK).

Our two-and-a-half-year international project titled Innovative youth information service design and outreach (DesYIgn) has reached its end, and it produced a number of outputs that are interesting for the European youth information work scene, as well as for other sectors of youth work.

ERYICA members from Estonia, Finland and Lithuania gathered to discuss the current situation of youth information in their countries, share ideas and best practices, and explore future cooperation actions.

The Youth information Centres in Cyprus organised a series of online workshops on entrepreneurship entitled "A to Z of Business - Everything you need to know to start your new business", aimed to provide young potential entrepreneurs with a complete picture and all the necessary information to start their own businesses.

During November, Young Scot ran a one-week-long 'Money and Me' organic social media campaign for young people on managing money, debt, and budgeting for the future. They ran the campaign in partnership with the Money and Pension Service – the official organisation for improving people's financial capabilities.

Estonia celebrated the Youth Work Week in November 2021. This year the week was focused on mental health and digitalisation. The campaign ¨Airplane mode“ ran during the Week with the aim of encouraging taking a rest from digital devices for at least 15 minutes.

Last October, the youth information centre in Villalba (Madrid, Spain) carried out a creative action involving two young artists from the municipality, on the occasion of the 25N, International Day Against Gender Violence.

Meic, the national information, advice and advocacy helpline for children and young people in Wales, celebrates over 10 years of service by launching a new animated video for children and young people to understand the services that the helpline can offer them.

The series aims to introduce young people to various professions. By attending these online workshops, young people can discover various professions, learn about postgraduate programs and possible employment opportunities in each field.

We are very happy to announce that Jugendstiftung Baden-Württemberg (Germany) has just joined the ERYICA network as a cooperating organisation.

The campaign aimed to empower families and young people on the importance of ensuring privacy in your digital life. In addition, an online training of trainers for professionals from Youth Information Centres and Youth Offices of Catalonia, was organised to support the action.

Consumer rights concern everyone, especially young people. With the digital sphere gradually intertwining with every part of our daily lives, children, youth and young adults are confronted with limitless possibilities of consumption. What is the role of youth information in this respect?

Today, there is no overall coordinating body for youth information in Norway at the Governmental level. Instead, all coordination is done by the informal network “Forum for ungdomsinformasjon i Norge”, consisting of 8 local or regional Youth Information Services. Get to know their story!

The course, divided into five modules, targets educators, youth workers and intermediaries willing to deepen their knowledge on misinformation, fake news, algorithms or pedagogic attitudes.

2022 will be the time to empower those who dedicated so much time to others in the last year. Whilst the pandemic has been challenging for all, it is undoubtedly true that young people have been disproportionately impacted by it.

OECD is conforming itself as an important actor in the field of youth. In fact, the OECD has renewed in 2021 its Youth Action Plan in order to place young people’s concerns at the centre of the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

The paper, produced by the European Youth Forum, analyses how the pandemic and lockdown measures have already severely affected young people’s work and income, education and learning, and mental health and wellbeing.

The Youth information Centers of the Youth Board of Cyprus support #STANDFORSOMETHING, a youth engagement campaign coordinated by the European Youth Card Association (EYCA) and funded by the European Parliament