An effective means to achieve the ENP’s main objectives is to connect the peoples of the Union and its neighbours, to enhance mutual understanding of each others’ cultures, history, attitudes and values, and to eliminate pending distorted perceptions.

Thus, in addition to contacts between public bodies or businesses, the ENP will promote cultural, educational and more general societal links between the Union and its neighbours.

The European Neighbourhood Policy envisages gradual opening of certain Community programmes, based on mutual interests and available resources. Areas to be explored include education, training and youth, research, environment, as well as culture and audio-visual.
The YOUTH programme, which already promotes people-to-people contacts and co-operation between civil society actors in the youth field, should be further enhanced.
The “Tempus Plus” programme in the field of education and Erasmus Mundus programmes offer possibilities to strengthen contacts between students and teachers.

No need to say that information and reporting on the day to day impact of the European Neighbourhood and partnership policy and its financial instrument is crucial for establishing a good relationship between neighbours.

For further details, please visit the following links

EUROPA - Overview on European Union activities - Education
EUROPA - Overview on European Union activities - Culture
European Neighbourhood Policy's Southern Dimension