Acting Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Radu Moisin, announced Tuesday in a press conference that the city will apply for the title of European Youth Capital 2015.
Radu
Moisin said Tuesday in a press conference that the documentation for
the title of European Capital of Youth will be submitted to City Hall by
May 1.
"Since
Tuesday, Cluj-Napoca City Hall steps to start the title of European
Youth Capital in 2015, awarded by the European Youth Forum and European
Commission experts. Documentation will be submitted by 1 May in
Brussels, and in autumn will announce
the winner. strengths are Cluj city size and the fact that a high
percentage of young people living here. Such a title will increase city
reputation throughout Europe, to attract European funding to develop
youth programs and youth involvement in community life . You will need a joint effort of the authorities, youth NGOs, student organizations, "said Moisin.
According
to him the title of European Capital of Youth was first granted in 2009
Rotterdam, followed by Turin, Antwerp, Braga, Maribor and Thessaloniki
in 2014.The
project will be conducted by the City Cluj-Napoca in collaboration with
an NGO that won European funded projects on local and regional
development.
Andras
Farkas, NGO representative, respectively, Pont said, in turn, the same
press conference, the title will be "a good tool for promoting the image
of Cluj-Napoca".
"We
are not starting from scratch, there are many programs for youth in
Cluj-Napoca. Just a better centralization of projects. Title of European
Capital of Youth is a tool for promoting the image of Cluj in Europe
and offering young people opportunities to live the
city. We have a portfolio of projects with volunteering, sports
exchanges, concerts, which take place in 2015, a map of unconventional
locations where these activities can be organized, such as railway
station and International Airport Cluj- Napoca, "said Andras Farkas.
Source: MEDIAFAX
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