Press Release: European Youth Week 2008: results

European Youth Week 2008 was celebrated with over 500 activities and events all over Europe between 2-9 November. In Brussels, the highlights included the 'European Youth Celebrations' on 5 November, where seven projects (see annex) that had received funding from the 'Youth in Action' programme received trophies in the presence of Ján Figel', the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth. On 6 November, 200 young people gathered with stakeholders and policy makers to discuss the future direction of EU youth policy.