YOUTH AWARD CEREMONY 
Winners European Youth Awards 2005

On Monday 5 December, President José-Manuel Barroso and Commissioner in charge of Youth, Ján Figel’ distributed in the framework of the European Youth Week in Brussels the European Youth Awards to young people rewarding them for their outstanding projects supported by the EU’s YOUTH programme.

Among the 12.000 projects supported by the EU’s YOUTH programme each year, an international jury of young people has selected outstanding examples in five different categories. The YOUTH programme allows young people to engage in youth activities such as exchanges, voluntary work and youth initiatives throughout the Union and beyond. The projects are designed to develop young peoples’ skills and abilities, make them discover other cultures and build up their knowledge of Europe and of being European. It also especially involves the most disconnected and disadvantaged.

From a shortlist of 25 nominated projects, the final five equal winners in 5 different categories are as follows:

Category 1: Active Citizenship

• Denmark – Project: Girl Talk
• Countries participating: Denmark

Category 2 : European Voluntary Service

• Italy – Project: Mythnet Sardinia
• Countries participating: Denmark , Lithuania , Norway , France , Spain , Portugal

Category 3 : Youth Information

• Lithuania – Project: Youth bus
• Countries participating: Lithuania

Category 4 : Entrepreneurial Spirit  

• Spain – Project: Time Savings Bank. Community works youth fund
• Countries participating : Spain

Category 5 : Fight against Racism and Xenophobia

• Iceland – Project: Samferða
• Countries participating: Iceland

Anyone can get involved in the YOUTH programme, the European Youth Portal is the place to go for information. It shows youngsters how they can participate and make a difference, and allows young people to get in contact with each other and exchange information and ideas.

Look at the Selection Criteria of The European Youth Award 2005

Check out the winners of The European Youth Award 2003