short English info on our own website: http://bit.ly/CYP-2012 .

Launch of 2012 next year’s Charlemagne Youth Prize

The selection procedure for next year’s European Charlemagne Youth Prize was launched. The prize is awarded to young people who have been involved in projects to promote understanding between people from different European countries. The deadline for submitting projects for next year’s prize, the fifth since it came into being in 2008, is 23 January 2012.

Please find information in all languages here: www.charlemagneyouthprize.eu .

The Charlemagne Youth Prize, which is jointly organised by the European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, is awarded to projects undertaken by people between 16 and 30 years old. The winning projects should serve as role models for young people living in Europe and offer practical examples of Europeans living together as one community. Youth exchange programmes, artistic and Internet projects with a European dimension are amongst the projects selected.

The three winning projects will be awarded funding of €5,000, €3,000, and €2,000 respectively. They will also be invited to visit the European Parliament.