Having visited more than 80 European cities, the information campaign ‘Youth on the Move’, in association with the European Year of Citizens 2013, will now be coming to Malta for the first time.

On December 6 and 7, the European Commission will organise a number of events and public meetings in St George’s Square, Valletta dedicated to the employment and the education of young people, particularly targeting 15 to 30-year-olds.

The events that will be organised in Valletta by the European Commission will also focus on the mobility of youths in Europe.

The activity is specifically aimed at informing and guiding youths on tools that can be provided to them by the European Commission. The ‘Youth on the Move’ campaign allows the public to engage directly with experts and representatives of the European institutions, as well as with young people who have already benefited from the implemented measures.

The events will include information stands, mini-conferences, testimonies and debates, workshops and animations.

The campaign ‘Youth on the Move’ is an initiative of the European Commission and is aimed at increasing the mobility of youths, at improving their education, at increasing the employability of young people and at acting positively on the issue of unemployment in the context that the main objective of the EU is to reach an employment rate of 75 per cent among those aged 20 to 64.

Every year, the European Union is supporting more than 400,000 young people who want to work, to train and to study abroad.

As part of the activities, the European Commission will also mark the European Year of Citizens 2013 which brings the spotlight onto the citizens of the European Union, raising awareness of the benefits of their EU rights, tackling barriers to citizens' enjoyment of their EU rights, and encouraging citizens to engage with policy makers at all levels of government in a far-reaching debate about how the EU should look in 2020.