Euroregional Youth Assembly (AEJ_EPM)

What Euroregional Youth Assembly (AEJ_EPM) does

The Euroregional Youth Assembly (AEJ_EPM) is the youth-participation arm of the Euroregion Pyrenees-Mediterranean (EPM), a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) established in 2007 and headquartered in Perpignan, France. It is a non-profit public territorial cooperation body whose three member regions — Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and Occitanie — jointly finance its activities and rotate its presidency on a multi-year cycle (Balearic Islands holds 2025–2027). The Assembly itself was launched in February 2023 to institutionalize youth participation in cross-border decision-making.

Its core "products" are programs and project pipelines rather than commercial goods. These include AEJ Erasmus+ (youth mobility), CESAM (€900,000 in disclosed funding), EuroEGTC (€310,005, 65% EU-funded, starting January 2026), AFLE POCTEFA (a €5.5M external funding call), a portfolio of environmental initiatives (LocAll4Flood, Smart Green Water, Terra-MED, Carbon Farming Med), and the long-running APC culture micro-project calls (15 years cumulative, 25 micro-projects, €119,000–€120,000 per call). Delivery is supported by a multilingual digital platform available in Catalan, French, Spanish, and English.

The revenue model is non-commercial: the entity is funded by EU programs (Interreg POCTEFA, Erasmus+, Interreg Euro-MED) and direct contributions from its three regional members, with EU cycles and political continuity of member governments setting the budget envelope. Pricing is not applicable; instead, AEJ_EPM acts as an intermediary that designs programs, disburses grants, and convenes stakeholders across the Catalan-Balearic-Occitan cross-border space, while retaining a small permanent team of approximately 8 staff.

Name

Euroregional Youth Assembly (AEJ_EPM)

Legal name

AECT Euroregió Pirineus Mediterrània

Website

https://euroregio.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Euroregional Youth Assembly (AEJ_EPM) is the youth-engagement arm of the Euroregion Pyrenees-Mediterranean EGTC, serving Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and Occitanie. It designs and funds EU-backed cross-border programs in youth, culture, and environment, delivered through a small permanent team and a multilingual digital platform.

Ownership category

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Product category

Interregional Cooperation Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Secondary School Exchange Programs (Academic Year/Semester) (EDAIAHAB)

Keywords

• Cross-border cooperation
• Youth participation programs
• European territorial cooperation
• Interregional development
• Cultural exchange programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Perpignan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. EU Funding via Interreg Programs: The Euroregion receives European Union funding through Interreg programs including POCTEFA, Interreg Euro-MED, and Erasmus+. The EuroEGTC project has a total budget of 310,005.00€ with 65% EU funding.
2. Member Region Contributions: Funding from the three member regions: Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya), Government of the Balearic Islands (Govern de les Illes Balears), and Occitanie Region (Région Occitanie).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Euroregional Youth Assembly (AEJ_EPM) is the youth participation body of the Euroregion Pyrénées Méditerranée, facilitating cross-border cooperation among young people from Catalonia, Balearic Islands, and Occitanie. It operates youth exchange programs, maintains a European project portfolio, provides a partner search tool (Cercador de socis) for matching organizations across the three regions, and runs the annual APC Culture call for projects to support cultural initiatives.

Product overview

Euroregional Youth Assembly (AEJ_EPM) operates as a cross-border cooperation organization between Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and Occitanie. The organization's portfolio consists primarily of the AEJ Erasmus+ youth assembly program for youth participation, a Partner Search Tool for cultural collaboration matchmaking, and a portfolio of European cooperation projects addressing environmental sustainability, circular economy, flood risk management, and cultural exchange. Additional offerings include a multilingual newsletter service and the annual APC Culture funding program for cultural projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AEJ Erasmus+: Erasmus+ funded project under the Euroregional Youth Assembly focused on youth participation and cross-border engagement.
• APC (Assemblea de Projectes Cultura)
• AMI Gastronomie

Products and services

• Euroregional Youth Assembly (AEJ_EPM) The youth participation body of the Euroregion Pyrénées Méditerranée, facilitating cross-border cooperation among young people from Catalonia, Balearic Islands, and Occitanie through programs, tools, and cultural initiatives.
• Partner Search Tool (Cercador de socis) Online tool to help organizations find partner organizations across the Euroregion for European cooperation projects, enabling cross-border project team formation.
• European Projects Portfolio Portfolio of European cooperation projects managed or coordinated through the Euroregional Youth Assembly, showcasing cross-border initiatives between the three regions.
• APC Culture Call for Projects Annual cultural project funding call supporting cultural initiatives that promote cross-border cooperation across the Euroregion Pyrénées Méditerranée.
• Newsletter Subscription Service Email newsletter service providing stakeholders with updates on Assembly activities, calls for projects, and cross-border cooperation opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 years of annual culture project funding through APC calls supporting cross-border cultural cooperation
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hôpital de CerdagnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Cross-border hospital cooperation partner in the EuroEGTC project. Contributes to developing regulations for EGTC professionals working in cross-border contexts, addressing employment, taxation, and social security challenges.
• Eurorégion NAENcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partner in the EuroEGTC project alongside Eurorégion Pyrénées Méditerranée and Hôpital de Cerdagne. Collaborates on promoting the creation of a European status for cross-border workers in EGTCs.
• Generalitat de CatalunyacoreOthersMember of the Euroregion. One of three regional governments forming the governance structure of the Euroregional Youth Assembly.
• Govern de les Illes BalearscoreOthersMember of the Euroregion holding presidency 2025-2027. Active participant in youth assembly governance and cross-border cooperation projects.
• Région OccitaniecoreOthersMember of the Euroregion. One of three founding regional governments supporting the Euroregional Youth Assembly operations.
• PRIMA Foundation MedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation supporting Mediterranean sustainable development. Collaborates on Mediterranean cooperation projects including LocAll4Flood flood risk management conference.
• iemed BarcelonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Institute of the Mediterranean. Co-organizer of MedCat Days events bringing together institutions and experts to strengthen Mediterranean cooperation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Euroregion Meuse-Rhine: Euroregion Meuse-Rhine is an EGTC operating across Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands with tri-territorial governmental membership. Comparable as a direct EGTC peer focused on cross-border cooperation funded by Interreg, with parallel youth and citizen engagement programming.
• Grand Genève / Greater Geneva: Grand Genève is a French-Swiss cross-border cooperation entity (GLCT/EGTC) coordinating policy across the Geneva metropolitan area with both French and Swiss member governments. Operates a similar public cross-border cooperation framework serving multiple jurisdictions, with comparable project portfolios in culture, mobility, and environmental cooperation.
• Greater Region / Grande Région: The Greater Region is a multilateral cross-border cooperation framework spanning Luxembourg, Belgium, France, and Germany with rotating presidency and Interreg funding. Similar EGTC-adjacent governance and youth/citizen participation programming make it a directly comparable cross-border cooperation peer.
• SaarMoselle Eurodistrict: SaarMoselle Eurodistrict is a French-German EGTC focused on cross-border cooperation in the Saarland-Moselle corridor. Directly comparable as a smaller-scale EGTC cross-border entity with similar project-based funding model through Interreg and analogous youth engagement activities.
• Euroregion Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino: Euroregion Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino is one of the oldest and largest European cross-border cooperation entities, also structured as an EGTC-equivalent, operating across three territories (Austria, Italy) with multilingual governance. Most structurally comparable to the Pyrénées-Méditerranée Euroregion given shared tri-territorial, multilingual cooperation model and youth/cultural programming.

Emerging players

• Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED): UNIMED is a network of Mediterranean universities operating cross-border cooperation projects in higher education and research. Comparable as an emerging Mediterranean cooperation peer operating similar EU-funded cross-border projects, though focused specifically on higher education rather than youth participation broadly.

Broad incumbents

• European Youth Forum (YFJ): European Youth Forum is the umbrella platform for national youth councils and youth NGOs across Europe, funded through Erasmus+ and EU youth programs. Comparable as a broader EU-funded youth participation and policy advocacy organization with multi-territorial reach analogous to the AEJ's mission.
• Erasmus Student Network (ESN): Erasmus Student Network is the largest European student/youth mobility organization operating across 40+ countries under Erasmus+ funding. Comparable as a broad incumbent in youth cross-border mobility programming, though operating at much larger scale and as a volunteer-based NGO rather than EGTC.
• Union for the Mediterranean (UfM): Union for the Mediterranean is the intergovernmental Euro-Mediterranean cooperation platform covering 43 countries. Comparable as a broader Mediterranean cross-border cooperation entity with regional government membership and project-based funding, though operating at a much larger geographic and political scale than the Pyrénées-Méditerranée Euroregion.
• Assembly of European Regions (AER): Assembly of European Regions is the largest independent network of regional governments in Europe, focused on interregional cooperation, youth, and policy advocacy. Comparable as a network-level peer connecting regional governments across borders with youth and cultural cooperation programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/euroregio
• Instagraminstagram.com/euroregionpm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aej-epm

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Subsidiaries1 record

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