On the 6-10 May 2011, Florence will host the the first edition of the Festival of Europe organised by the European University Institute. 

A tent-like structure will be constructed for the event in the heart of this magnificent city, in Piazza della Signoria. The festival is divided into an institutional, a didactic, economic, cultural and academdic area featuring also the cultural event La Notte Blue, the Galileo Prize - A life for Music and other theatre performances and shows.

The five-day programme is composed of project presentations,testimonials and exchange of experiences and aims to give young people the opportunity to discuss among themselves the possibilities of mobility and of acquiring the skills needed to get a stable job. The focus is on studying, learning, volunteering and working abroad, as well as on the tools which Europe is proposing to achieve this. However, the event will also offer entertainment, a quiz, a poster competition and other sursprises.

The Youth on the Move presence in Florence is an integral part of a pan-European communication and promotion campaign which is gathering thousands of young people.