On 11 and 12 October, EU4Youth Days, the flagship event of DG NEAR in the context of the European Year of Youth, took take place in Brussels in hybrid format. For the first time ever, the event, opened by Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi, brought together young people, youth workers and practitioners, policy makers and researchers from the Eastern Partnership region, the Western Balkans, Türkiye, and the Southern Neighbourhood.

• The EU4Youth Days Conference (11 October) focused on strengthening youth capacities to develop their own resilience;
• The Virtual Knowledge Sharing Event (12 October) enabled participants to stroll with their avatars through an interactive 2D game-like space where they could share good practices on a wide range of themes.

EU Neighbours South also participated in the event with three EU Goodwill Ambassadors and four EU Jeel Connectors from the region. For the main event, 20 Instagram stories were published. In addition, the project run a youth opportunities campaign with feature stories published on the website, in addition to several videos on social media.