The council is seeking funding for the project in partnership with four other countries, having hosted a visit by young people and officials from Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands last week to discuss how the scheme would work. The five countries are compiling a joint bid to the European Commission to enable them to run the three-year scheme, which they hope to start in October.
The initiative will be an international version of a youth ambassador programme set up nine months ago by Lancashire County Council with support from youth participation organisation and grant-maker Changemakers.
Young people shadowed councillors and MPs.
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