Nearly 36,000 young people will have the opportunity to travel for free across Europe from 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2026.
Commissioner for Intergenerational Justice, Youth, Culture and Sport Glenn Micallef said:
“DiscoverEU continues to open up pathways for young people across Europe, leading not only to new places, but also to new perspectives. With each round of DiscoverEU, we see a strong and consistent interest from young Europeans in this initiative, which is part of the Erasmus+ programme. Europe’s young people want to connect, explore, and grow. At a time when Europe is facing many challenges, the curiosity, openness, and engagement of young people is more important than ever. Erasmus+ and DiscoverEU are helping to build the next generation of active and informed citizens.”
The young people selected had applied for DiscoverEU in April 2025. The application was open to people born between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007, both from the European Union (EU) Member States and from Erasmus+ associated countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey).
The young people will travel mainly by rail. Special arrangements have been made for islands, outermost regions, and remote areas. Participants will receive a DiscoverEU travel pass, as well as the European Youth Card, which provides access to accommodation, meals, local transport, discounts on cultural visits, and more. They will also benefit from pre-trip information sessions and can participate in DiscoverEU Meet-ups across Europe.
Since 2018, over 1.6 million young people have applied for 390,000 travel passes.
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