#EUjoy involved five schools: the coordinating school from Piacenza(Italy) and 4 partner schools from Austria, Romania, Spain and Greece which were contacted through Etwinning and chosen because they represented countries whose history and present situation could enrich the overall implementation of the project: young Europeans were allowed to compare situations, attitudes and feelings towards the same topics in different countries in different geographical areas of Europe and therefore enlarge their perspective . Through an initial survey among students all five schools devised a general lack of interest of pupils in EU issues and agreed that this is often a result of ignorance; for this reason teachers developed this project with the aim to generally enhance their knowledge of the historical motivation for the creation of the European Union, of its political structures and its social functions and duties. Moreover our project aimed at raising awareness of European issues as well as to engage young people to become politically and socially active: these objectives were achieved through a common work leading to the acquisition of a set of high quality skills. The development of solid media competences allowed them to understand and interpret various forms of media input and to reorganize information using different digital tools; the use of the English language to fulfil tasks, present works and as general means of communication improved their language proficiency. Mastering these skills led to the improvement of their social, educational and vocational prospects and their civil competence. The project gave a concrete opportunity to future European citizens to develop their critical thinking concerning issues of evident importance for them. Participants were selected through a transparent and fair process: after a public announcement on schools websites students aged 15-18 applied to participate and the involved teachers in each school formed the national delegations. The project was divided into five different steps and each step included a first phase of work on Etwinnning, in which students worked in national groups on specific tasks and a second phase during a learning activity in one of the member schools. During their mobility students were hosted by their partners and this also represented an opportunity for their social and civil development. The 5 foreseen steps were: 1 THE DREAM OF A UNITED EUROPE FROM PAST TO PRESENT 2 FREE CIRCULATION OF PEOPLE: MEETING OTHERS TO EXPERIENCE TOLERANCE AND INTEGRATION 3 - BEING EUROPEAN CITIZENS BETWEEN SENSE OF BELONGING AND URGE TO SEPARATION 4. EU: FOR OR AGAINST? LET'S DEBATE! 5. WE ARE EUROPEAN CITIZENS: OUR HERITAGE FOR THE FUTUREMany types of activities were realized: searching, selecting, understanding and assembling contents, comparing and discussing ideas, producing and presenting materials, production of products (informative magazine, public flash mob on the theme of integration, video manifesto pro EU, open debate session, production of works of art and ebooks) . To fulfil all these tasks participants developed relevant and high-quality skills and competences. Although some changes had to be made to the initial program due to the Covid-19 pandemic (the Italian team could not join the physical mobility to Romania in February 2020 and the last mobility was a virtual one) the target group broadened their horizon in a manner that could not have been realized by working autonomously at home, feeling a stronger sense of belonging and a higher motivation in becoming active European citizens. The partners agreed on a common dissemination plan to share information and results after the participation in all learning activities. The plan included the spread of information concerning the quality, relevance and effectiveness of the project not only inside the partner schools but also in local communities by organizing special dissemination events such as public conferences, exhibitions, school open days and publication of articles in local newspapers. The participation in this project contributed to the development of the involved schools in the long-term, as thanks to the excellent cooperation among partners new activities will be planned (international debate sessions, further cooperation on Erasmus, use of materials and contents available to plan CLIL History, Social Studies or law lessons in each school).