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1. Cooperation with European countries

2. International cooperation

Cooperation with European countries

As mentioned above, in line with national policy, cooperation with Hungarians living outside the border is also promoted in youth policy: the most essential and extensive project is 'Without borders' ('Határtalanul') (see chapter 1.4).

Additionally, the Visegrad Fund's the youth exchange programmes should be mentioned.

'The Fund is an international organisation, established in 2000 by the governments of the Visegrad Group countries — Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. […] [It seeks] original approaches that help the region progress in seven main areas of Culture, Education, Innovation, Democratic Values, Public Policy, Environment and Tourism, and Social Development.'

Since 2016, an aggregated budget has been published every year with the list of all the projects, but it is not indicated separately which project is specifically related to youth. As for 2025, only the specific granted amounts are listed, but according to the general information accessible on the Fund website,

'The Fund's annual budget is EUR 11, million provided by equal contributions of the V4 governments. On an ad hoc basis, the Fund also administers financial contributions from third countries dedicated to Visegrad+ Grants projects.'

International cooperation

The most significant international cooperation outside the EU is connected to the Council of Europe, which maintains a European Youth Centre in Budapest, where several national and international youth-related events are organised. In 2016, Hungary joined the Youth Delegate Programme to the United Nations with the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Külgazdasági és Külügyminisztérium).