EUROPEAN PROGRAMMING AND YOUTH: THE ROLE OF FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA

The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and the University of Trieste are promoting a meeting on job opportunities related to European cohesion, highlighting the leading role of EGTCs in overcoming regional boundaries. With the contribution of GECT GO / EZTS GO and GECT Euregio Senza Confini, the event analyses the Italian-Slovenian integration and the impact of Interreg funds on the new generations.

On Wednesday 2 December 2026, the institutional round table "European Programming and Youth" will be held at the UniTS university centre in Gorizia, an analysis event promoted by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region to outline the synergies between higher education, territorial cohesion and cross-border cooperation. .

The meeting will see the qualified participation of professors from the Julian University, representatives of the Regional Presidency and the representatives of the Interreg Italy-Austria and Italy-Slovenia programmes. .

At the heart of the debate will be the crucial role of the European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), fundamental pillars for overcoming national borders and implementing shared public policies. .

In this perspective, the structure of the Euregio Senza Confini GECT will illustrate the integrated development strategies that unite Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto and Carinthia. , while the GECT GO / EZTS GO – through the intervention of Prof. Ezio Benedetti – will outline the post-GO! 2025 perspectives and the new trajectories of Italian-Slovenian cooperation .

Through the direct testimony of young professionals already involved in European project networks , the conference will highlight how the EGTC model represents a decisive driving force for employment growth and governance in the Upper Adriatic.