On 5 April 2025, Lviv hosted the grand opening of the European Youth Capital 2025 at !FESTrepublic. The event brought together over 10,000 participants from across Ukraine and abroad.

From 2 to 5 April 2025, Luís ALVEIS, Head of Agência Nacional Erasmus+ Juventude/Desporto e Corpo Europeu de Solidariedade, carried out an official mission to Ukraine as part of the launch of Lviv – European Youth Capital 2025. The National Erasmus+ Office – Ukraine coordinated the visit preparation in close cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Ukraine and the Bureau for European Integration of Lviv City Council.

On 4 April 2025, Heads of Agência Nacional Erasmus+ Juventude/Desporto e Corpo Europeu de Solidariedade and the National Erasmus+ Office – Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in Lviv. This document strengthens collaboration within the EU’s Erasmus+ Programme in the fields of education, youth, and sport. It also supports partnership-building between Ukrainian and Portuguese organisations and contributes to Ukraine’s European integration and recovery process.