Save the Date:

The annual Continental Conference of Kolping Youth Europe will take place in Timișoara (Romania) from 18th to 21st of April 2024.  Each country is invited to send two delegates that represent their Kolping Youth at European level, discuss with delegates from other countries and vote about the future of Kolping Youth Europe.

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Historic Membership Meeting in Novi Sad

In April 2023, a historic decision was made as Kolping Europe and Kolping Youth Europe merged under one umbrella. This decision was taken at the Membership Meeting (Kolping Youth Europe) as well as the Continental Assembly (Kolping Europe). Both meetings took place in Novi Sad, Serbia, one of the three cities to hold the title of European Capital of Culture in 2022, provided the perfect setting for this significant event.

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Register now: European Youth Week 2023

The next annual European Youth Week of Kolping Youth Europe will take place in Szeged (Hungary) from 6th to 12th of August 2023. Kolping Youth from all European countries are invited to join this exciting week, meet other Kolping Youth members and discover Hungary.

You can find more information with a detailed overview about the planned program here:

If you are interested to participate, please register until Friday the 14th of July 2023.

We hope you will be able to join us at this year’s European Youth Week! If you have any questions, please send us an email to contact@kolpingyoutheurope.com.

Annual Report 2022/2023 published

The board of Kolping Youth Europe published its annual report 2022/2023 and presented it to the delegates of the Membership Meeting in April 2023. This time, the annual report covers a shorter period, as the previous Membership Meeting was organized in a different time of the year (September 2022).

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Annual Report 2021/2022 published

The board of Kolping Youth Europe published its annual report 2021/2022, providing an overview about the activities during the last 12 months. The year meant a restart for youth work at European level: The Membership Meeting 2021 in Ludbreg (Croatia) was the first in-person meeting after a break of two years. Additionally, a European Youth Week took place in Novi Sad (Serbia) in August 2022 – due to organisational reasons and the pandemic, this was even the first Youth Week since five years!

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Membership Meeting 2022 in Esztergom, Hungary

History was made at Kolping Youth Europe’s Membership Meeting 2022: For the first time ever, the event was organized jointly with Kolping Europe’s Continental Assembly. Both conferences – the highest decision-making bodies of each organization – took place from 16.-18. September 2022 in Esztergom (Hungary) which is known as the “Hungarian Rome”. The city is famous for its monumental basilica – the largest church of the country – and is located at the bank of the Danube.

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European Youth Week in Serbia – Let’s get digital!

After a long break, a new European Youth Week could be organized, with participants from 11 European countries. The event took place in Novi Sad, Serbia and was themed “Let’s get digital! Innovation in digital youth work”.

What is the impact of digitalization on volunteer activities? How did the Kolping youth in different countries adapt to the situation changed by the pandemic? How do you create effective content that grabs viewers’ attention? And how do you optimize marketing for volunteer activities and events? These were questions that the participants addressed during the youth week with the support of various experts.

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