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THE FACES OF ERASMUS+. Programme summary 2014–2020. Volume I
Closer to the East
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Following the launch of the Erasmus+ Programme in 2014, the SALTO EECA team focussed on improving the quality of educational events organised by the Centre, resulting in new partnerships and long-term projects Based on: Program Erasmus+ w Polsce. Raport 2014
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rasmus+ is the third Community programme aimed at the development of young Europeans, which covers with its scope not only the countries of the European Union, but also its eastern neighbours – Russia and the Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The main institution supporting the development of international youth activities in the region is the SALTO EECA Centre, i.e. the Eastern Europe and the Caucasus Resource Centre. It is a part of a network of seven SALTO YOUTH centres present in various European Union countries. The common goal of these institutions is, among other things, to improve the quality of youth projects. The centres do not award grants, but carry out intensive information and training activities. Polish SALTO EECA Resource Centre was established in 2003, and from the very beginning it has supported international co-operation with the countries of Eastern Europe and Caucasus within the framework of European Union programmes in the youth field. Since 2017, the Erasmus+ Youth and
