Interreg
Volunteer Youth

Supporting Cooperation Across Borders, Together

About ivy

Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY)

A programme for young people eager to gain new international experiences through volunteering and interested to contribute to solidarity projects.

A unique opportunity for Interreg projects and programmes to have a lasting impact on European cooperation.

Together, we promote EU territorial cooperation by empowering young people to volunteer and supporting Interreg projects and programmes.

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Discover how to host a volunteer at IVY’s info session

The IVY team invites to an info session on the Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) initiative by the European Commission to learn how to support cooperation

My experience as IVY Reporter in Venice!

Hello everyone! My name is Laura, I’m italian and it’s been a month since I started my experience as IVY Reporter at the Italian National

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“Thinking back to my IVY experience and also to the various activities such as organising the CEA, participating in the workshop or giving the interview, I am really proud to have been part of this initiative and to have taken different opportunities! IVY represented a first step into the maritime world and territorial cooperation projects for me, so I will always be thankful for this special experience!”

BarbaraIVY Project Partner at the EUCC-Coastal Union Germany for the Interreg project LiveLagoons

“What the Interreg Reporter experience has given me so far is a first-hand perspective of how the EU supports different regions of our continent. […] the diversity of projects focused on different branches of sustainable development that the programme funds makes my role in this organization extremely stimulating!”

MarcoIVY Reporter at the Joint Secretariat of Interreg South Baltic

“My Interreg experience at Interreg Vlaanderen-Nederland in Antwerp has been so educational! I have gained new communication and blogging skills and met and connected with tons of people in the past three months. Truly, I can only RECOMMEND an experience like this!”

KrushaInterreg Reporter at the Joint Secretariat Interreg Belgium - The Netherlands (Vlaanderen-Nederland)

“I feel extremely lucky to be an IVY for the CPMR for several reasons. Firstly, the IMC-CPMR team is very supportive and inclusive, and I am learning new things every day.”

JadeIVY Project Partner at Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR/CRPM),
for the Interreg Project BLUE BIO MED

“I am very excited to learn more about the European Cohesion and assist as much as possible my hometown.”

GerasimosInterreg Project Partner at Municipality of Kavala for the Interreg project CHERISH

“I felt more European by seeing how the project I was involved in was strongly rooted in European values such as solidarity, non-discrimination and minority rights.”

LauraInterreg Project Partner at Eurac Research for the Interreg Project EUMINT
- Euroregions, Migration and Integration