The European Youth Capital 2018 has as a main objective to encourage the participation of young people in innovative projects, through the promotion of new ideas. Next year Cascais will be the chosen city to hold their events and projects, all designed to prove the essential and active role that young people and organizations can and do play in society.

Combining global and local dimensions, Cascais celebrates young people under the theme “Glocal Youth” and it’s compromised, as the European Youth Capital, to create new opportunities aiming empowerment leading to strengthen global citizenship, focusing on intergenerational dialogue and contributing to a more cohesive Europe.

An independent, high-level jury gave the award based on an application from Cascais, almost 200 young delegates representing youth organizations from all over Europe were in Madrid during the award ceremony, which took place in front of the European Youth Forum’s Council of Members.