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[Sold out] Youth Regional Network (YRN) General Assembly | Zalău, Sălaj County, Romania | 14-17 March 2024
Save the Date & Apply! The Youth Regional Network (YRN) will gather in Zalău (Sălaj County, Romania) for their annual General Assembly, between the 14th and the 17th of March 2024!
*Your application will be reviewed, and the AER Secretariat will send a confirmation email to the selected participants. Please do not make any travel arrangements before receiving a confirmation email.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
# Event’s location
The YRN General Assembly will take place in Zalău, Sălaj County, Romania.
The location can be reached by flying to the Cluj-Napoca “Avram Iancu” International Airport. Shuttles (3 maximum: morning, mid-day, end afternoon) will be organised by Sălaj County between Cluj airport and Zalău on Thursday 14 March, and between Zalău and Cluj airport on Sunday 17 March. Selected participants only will receive detailed information and schedule of these shuttles. Pre-booked taxis could constitute an option if necessary.
Once you receive your confirmation email from the AER Secretariat, it will be mandatory to send us your exact arrival and departure times. Otherwise, your participation will be canceled.
# Accommodation
Hotel options in Zalău are to be communicated to selected participants only. The current prices are approximately between 30€ and 60€ per person and per night (prices vary if you opt for a shared room with another participant, or for a single room).
# Solidarity Fund
Young participants whose travel costs cannot be supported by their region, a regional council, a youth regional council, a youth organisation, etc., may apply to the MEET/YRN Solidarity Fund. If accepted, the AER can cover up to 200-250€ of your travel and accommodation costs, as a reimbursement by bank transfer after your attendance to the entire event, and if you provide all necessary supportive documents (invoices, receipts, original boarding passes, train tickets, bus tickets). The reimbursement may exceed 250€ depending on the final number of participants.
WHAT IS THE YRN AND ITS GENERAL ASSEMBLY?
Created by the Assembly of European Regions (AER) in 2008, the Youth Regional Network (YRN) is a cross-regional youth platform, promoting active youth participation at regional level. The YRN provides young people with an opportunity to express policy recommendations, foster debate and capacity-building, to exchange good practices, to reach out to decision-makers, and to influence policies. JOIN THE YRN HERE.
The YRN General Assembly is an annual event where YRN members and young people interested in the programme have the opportunity to gather around workshops, capacity-building activities and debates, to exchange views and ideas with other young people from across Europe.
The YRN General Assembly is also the moment to elect the YRN Presidium for a one-year mandate. Here, members of the YRN only have the chance to elect the YRN President, Vice-Presidents and Chairs of the Thematic Committees. YRN members only can apply to such positions (the application form is included in the registration form to the present event), with priority given to YRN members based in AER member regions. Voting and eligibility rights are detailed in the YRN Statutes.
# MEET Intergenerational Debate on the Future of Europe
The YRN General Assembly 2024 will include a MEET Intergenerational Debate on the Future of Europe. The MEET project (Mobilise Europe = Engage Together) is funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) of the European Commission and led by the European Youth Forum (YFJ), in partnership with the AER. Ahead of the 2024 European elections, the MEET project aims at offering space for diverse groups of European citizens to discuss the future of Europe at local and regional level. The MEET Regional Debates aim at creating space to make youth voices heard and to foster intergenerational debate between young people and politicians.
