The European Youth Centres (EYC; french: Centres européens de la jeunesse, CEJ; german: Europäische Jugendzentren) are an instrument of the Youth Department within the Directorate of Democratic Participation of the

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

. The European Youth Centres are residential educational, training and meeting centres, as well as hosting part of the Youth Department.

European Youth Centre Strasbourg

The European Youth Centre Strasbourg (EYCS) was established in 1972 for the implementation of the

's youth policy. The building of the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg also houses the secretariat of the Directorate of Youth and Sport, including the European Youth Foundation and the Solidarity Fund for Youth Mobility. The building of the European Youth Centre is located in the European district of Strasbourg, a few hundred metres from the

European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights. The court hears applications alleging that a ...

and the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

, and is officially considered part of the protected architectonical heritage of the world. With its opening in 1972, co-managing and

youth participation ''Youth participation'' is the active engagement of young people throughout their own communities. It is often used as a shorthand for youth participation in any many forms, including decision-making, sports, schools and any activity where young p ...

became a core value of the organisation. Until 1988, with a reform of the Youth Sector of the Council of Europe, a non-governmental ''Governing Board'' included young people in its structure, succeeded by the ''Advisory Committee to the European Youth Centre and the European Youth Foundation'', which is now the

Advisory Council on Youth The Advisory Council on Youth (AC; french: Conseil consultatif sur la jeunesse, CCJ; german: Beirat zu Jugendfragen) is a non-governmental youth constituency of the Council of Europe. It is a crucial part of the unique co-management structure, ...

(AC).

European Youth Centre Budapest

The European Youth Centre Budapest (EYCB) was established in 1995 in a building originally designed as the house of the young communists, later converted into an international hotel. The premises are currently owned by the

Hungarian government The Government of Hungary ( hu, Magyarország Kormánya) exercises executive power in Hungary. It is led by the Prime Minister, and is composed of various ministers. It is the principal organ of public administration. The Prime Minister (''miniszt ...

. The building is located in the Buda side of the city, relatively close to the castle and a few hundred metres from the river

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

. The EYCB underwent major refurbishing of its external structure during summer 2005.

External links

{{Commons, European Youth Centres, European Youth Centres
Mission and mandate of European Youth Centres
at the official website of the

Sources & References

* Welcome brochure from the

on the European Youth Centres.
Office.youtforum.org
Internet and Intranet portal of the Council of Europe. Youth Centres European Union youth policy Youth Centres