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So far, 20 municipalities have participated in the Democracy Reloading trajectory, a collaboration between the Netherlands Youth Institute (NJi) and Erasmus+.

In Breda, a lot is already happening in the field of youth participation. However, in practice it turned out that initiatives often exist separately from each other. The Democracy Reloading trajectory gave the municipality the opportunity to gain better insight into this.

In the first half of 2026, the Democracy Reloading Partnership continued its work to strengthen youth participation in municipal decision-making across Europe.

Date & Time: 7th October (Wednesday) | 15:00 - 16:30 CET Platform: Online via Zoom / E-Learning Cost: Free of Charge

Are you a municipal youth officer or local representative looking to transform how your city engages with young people? From November 2-7, 2026, Portugal will host Municipalities4Democracy, an intensive training course designed to help local auth

How can local governments move beyond simple consultation and genuinely involve young people in municipal decision-making? The answer lies in building structural capacity, fostering political support, and creating inclusive strategies.

The new e-learning platform developed within the Democracy Reloading initiative represents a shift from traditional training formats toward a more interactive, competence-based digital learning experience.

Are you working to improve municipal youth participation and local democracy? This project-building seminar in Bulgaria might be relevant for you.

Municipalities4Democracy - La participation et l’inclusion des jeunes dans la prise de décision municipale