Cross-Border Youth Interaction: Importance and Experience of the EU

The aim of this paper is to explore the experience of young people cross-border mobility development and support programs. Cross-border interaction is one of the most important factors that develops and strengthens the commitment of young people - both as employees of an organization and as citizens of a state - to participate in public life and share cultural experiences. The mobility of young people can have a variety of motivations, but mobility for educational purposes is the most researched because of its potential transformative impact. At the same time, researchers and enthusiasts have not sufficiently reflected on how these processes help the young generation to associate their decisions and demands from the standpoint of a stronger national identity and a positive attitude towards their country, as well as a vision of organizational and public policy. By applying elements of hindsight, induction and deduction methods, the authors update the significance of the cross-border youth interaction phenomenon and highlight the particularities of its development programs implementation. Moreover, of particular relevance to the present research is global experience, which includes practices and programs aimed at fostering cross-border youth interaction. In this regard, the authors consider the key attributes of the methodologies of educational and socio-cultural institutions and organizations to provide young people with opportunities for multinational communication and assimilation.