EU NEIGHBOURS east programme welcomes 347 new Young European Ambassadors

The EU NEIGHBOURS east programme has welcomed 347 new Young European Ambassadors (YEAs).  As of December 2025, the total number of YEAs with an active mandate now stands at 930.

This autumn, the programme received 1,498 applications in total, with Azerbaijan leading among all groups with 534 young people applying.

  
The results per chapter are as follows:

• Armenia – 41 newly selected YEAs (total 117 active YEAs);
• Azerbaijan – 70 newly selected YEAs (total 203 active YEAs);
• EU/UK/Belarus – 73 newly selected YEAs (total 181 active YEAs);
• Georgia – 64 newly selected YEAs (total 157 active YEAs);
• Moldova – 33 newly selected YEAs (total 91 active YEAs);
• Ukraine – 66 newly selected YEAs (total 181 active YEAs).

The Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) is a non-political, voluntary communication and civic activism initiative, a network of proactive young people from the Eastern partner countries (EaP), the European Union and the United Kingdom, keen to connect, share and work together for a better future. 

The YEAs’ initiative was launched by the European Commission in June 2016, when the first 100 young people were appointed as YEAs. Overall, from 2016 to 2025, more than 3,000 young people have benefited from the YEAs initiative. Covering 34 countries, the YEAs network stands as one of the largest international youth communication initiatives focused on promoting the EU and its partnership and cooperation with its Eastern neighbours, and strengthening the EU’s visibility.

To date, the YEAs have organised more than 3,000 public diplomacy and civic activism activities, reaching more than 190,000 people in person and more than 10.5 million online.

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