The European Parliament elections in 2014 were very disappointing for everyone who values youth democratic participation. With remarkably low turnout for young people all over Europe (28 % across the EU, with significant variations between countries), this is indeed a democratic problem. The Erasmus Voting Assessment showed that Erasmus students were much more likely than their non-mobile peers to vote in the European Parliament elections 2014. Erasmus students, both those currently abroad and returned from a study abroad, experience Europe and its many different facets in a very personal way. During their exchange they engage with a different European culture, learn about their host country but also learn to understand the cultural and political limitations of their home country and society. Therefore they are a great source of inspiration and great ambassadors to mobilising other young people to engage and take part in the European elections. In order to improve the situation, two European umbrella organisations (Erasmus Student Network and Bringing Europeans Together Associations) and four of their member organisations in Belgium, Italy, Croatia and Romania have joined forces in this project. Erasmus in Action is a 14-month project aiming to increase the interest in and feeling of ownership of European-level democratic participation for young people in Europe. The objectives of the project are: - To use Erasmus students as ambassadors to inspire non-mobile young people to be interested in European-level democratic participation; - To inspire volunteers from the partner organisations, Erasmus students and, by extension, all young people to vote in the European Parliament elections 2019; - To increase the information available for young people about European-level decision-making. The project will run from September 2018 to October 2019 and include a research report which will be presented at a conference in Brussels, two trainings with 20 young volunteers each, production of campaign material and, most important of all, a campaign during the spring of 2019, leading up to the European Parliament elections in May. During this campaign, the networks of all partner organisations will be mobilised and 50 000 young people will be reached through workshops, EU simulations and social media.