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Two cities aspire to be the European Volunteering Capital 2024

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     The Lviv EVCapital 2024 Candidate certificate was received by Vsevolod Chentsov, Ambassador, Head of Mission of Ukraine to the European Union.
    The Lviv EVCapital 2024 Candidate certificate was received by Vsevolod Chentsov, Ambassador, Head of Mission of Ukraine to the European Union. Source: @VVChentsov
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    The Trento EV Capital 2024 Candidate certificate was received today  by Gabriele Pedrini in Brussels.
    The Trento EV Capital 2024 Candidate certificate was received today by Gabriele Pedrini in Brussels. Source: @VolunteeringCEV

The European Volunteer Centre has announced as candidates the Italian city of Trento, and the Ukranian city of Lviv for the European Volunteering Capital 2024.

The competition will award one of these two municipalities with a tittle as the winner will be a source of inspiration to promote and support volunteering and solidarity, further developing the volunteering activity and infrastructure at local level.

The deadline for applications for the European Volunteering Capital 2024 was June 3rd and from now on, the candidatures can be followed online at #EVCapital2024 until the winner city is announced in Gdansk on December 10th 2022.

The information provided in the application form and video will count as 70% of the final score allocated to each candidate. 30% of the score will be allocated based on the presentation of the candidature during the Candidates Reception organised by CEV and hosted by the EV Capital 2022 Gdansk on October 3rd in this city.

The awarded city is chosen from the candidates by an international jury of key personalities connected with volunteering, representing civil society, the private, for-profit sector, as well as the EU institutions.

The winning municipality will be granted the title of European Volunteering Capital 2023 and will be promoted throughout Europe and beyond. The winners from the previous editions are Trondheim (2024), Gdansk (2022), Berlin (2021), Padova (2020), Kosice (2019), Aarhus (2018), Sligo (2017), London (2016), Lisbon (2015) and Barcelona (2014).

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