European Youth Centre Budapest

The European Youth Centre Budapest is a residential educational establishment of the Council of Europe At present, 47 European states are members of the Council of Europe, an international organisation founded in 1949. The Council of Europe’s primary goal is to promote the unity of the continent and guarantee the dignity of its citizens by ensuring respect for their fundamental values: human rights, pluralist democracy and the rule of law. The Council of Europe works on solutions to major problems facing European society, like racism, intolerance, discrimination against minorities, inequality, social exclusion, drug abuse, corruption and organised crime.

The programme and policy of the Council of Europe youth sector are developed in close co-operation with governmental and non-governmental partners and deal with youth participation, social cohesion, intercultural dialogue and human rights education.

The EYCB hosts approximately 140-150 activities per year. About half of these activities are part of the annual programme of the Directorate of Youth and Sport: training courses, study sessions, consultative meetings and symposia dealing with the development of youth work and youth policy in Europe.