Article 3Community actions

1.

The objectives of this programme as set out in Article 2 shall be pursued by means of the following actions, the operational content and the application procedures of which are described in the Annex:

  • Youth for Europe,

  • European voluntary service,

  • youth initiatives,

  • joint actions,

  • support measures.

2.

These actions shall be implemented through the following types of measures, which may, where appropriate, be combined:

(a)

support for the transnational mobility of young people;

(b)

support for the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the youth field;

(c)

support for the development of cooperation networks at the European level permitting mutual exchange of experience and good practice;

(d)

support for transnational projects to promote citizenship of the Union and the commitment of young people to the development of the Union;

(e)

promotion of language skills and understanding of different cultures;

(f)

support for pilot projects based on transnational partnerships designed to develop innovation and quality in the youth field;

(g)

development, at a European level, of methods of analysis and follow-up of youth policies and their evolution (e.g. databases, key figures, mutual knowledge of ‘systems’) and of methods of disseminating good practice.