The Municipality of Athienou participates as a partner in the European program YOUROPE, approved under the EUROPE FOR CITIZENS CALL. The Lead Partner is the Municipality of Altea, Spain, and besides the Municipality of Athienou participate as partners the cities of Warsaw – Poland, Agia – Greece, Ljubljana – Slovenia, Sofia – Bulgaria, Noto – Sicily, Italy and Brussels – Belgium.OUROPE is a network of 8 European cities focusing on young people and their role in the present and future of Europe.

Results/Outcomes/Products: The aim of this project is to contribute to the fight against Eurosceptic rhetoric by encouraging participants to engage in dialogue and to work out a rhetoric in favor of inclusive Europe at local level. The main players are young citizens from each region, who will work with experts (eg academic teachers, bloggers, journalists, etc.) to learn about media communication strategies, policies and strategies.