InterRail: EU Commission wants free train tickets for young people

Young Europeans will soon be able to travel through Europe with a free InterRail ticket. The European Commission provided twelve million euros.

InterRail: EU Commission wants free train tickets for young people

Up to 30,000 young people will soon be able to travel across Europe with one of EU bezahltenInterrail tickets. As European Commission said, twelve million euros are earmarked for this in next EU budget. However, as project specifically Umgesetztwird, it has not yet been established.

With a large campaign, European-Commission wants to point out free InterRail ticket. A web portal can n all apply in year 2000 geborenenEuropäer on one of tickets. Since more people are likely to apply when tickets are available, EineAuswahl will have to be taken.

The idea of giving all young people an InterRail ticket for 18th birthday goes back to BeidenAktivisten Vincent-Immanuel Herr and Martin Speer. Siestellten project at conferences and in newspaper articles, among ors at festival Z2X of Time online. In year 2016 it was n taken up by leading politicians of parliament.

In a statement, y welcomed DieEntscheidung of Commission: "We see this as a wichtigenMeilenstein on way to creating einesJugendmobilitätsprogrammes, which can reach all JungenEU citizens without exception, and thus Europe's sustainable will strengn. " The two activists are now hoping for a unkomplizierteUmsetzung of FreeInterrail program: "The basic idea behind FreeInterrail is a low-threshold and easy access to Europe. We hope that EU pilot project will be in this Geisteumgesetzt. What Europe's youth does not need is einBürokratiemonster. "

With an InterRail ticket you can travel through Europe for EinigeWochen by train. According to European Commission, young people are supposed to get to know Europe and Seinevielfältigen cultures on ir travels. This is to strengn EuropäischeIdentität and its values.

Date Of Update: 02 March 2018, 12:03
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