The beginning of the history of EEYC we count not from the day of the signing first agreement, but quite earlier. Everything had started from the project «InterAction», which gather together representatives from following countries Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova with the support of Youth National Council of Sweden. And there had appeared the wish to create the cooperation among Youth National councils of east European region. We clearly understood that we have a lot of common things particularly that we understand one language, we have almost similar problems among young people, and we only had started to build democracy in our countries. Such cooperation could strength our region, would help to our organizations become stronger and what is the most important, that we could be heard on the international level.
National Council of Youth organizations of Georgia was the first, which joined the discussion about cooperation. And then, in half a year, National Youth Councils of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia also joined us.
On 8 of November of 2005 in Minsk, after long period of negotiations and deep work were signed The AGREEMENT on «East European Youth Cooperation».

The agreement was signed by:

National Assembly of Youth Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (NAYORA),
National Youth Council of Armenia (NYCA),
National Council of Youth and Children’s Public Associations of Belarus “RADA” (“RADA”),
National Council of Youth Organizations of Georgia (NCYOG),
National Youth Council of Moldova (CNTM),
National Youth Council of Russia (NYCR),
Eastern Ukrainian Union of Youth Organizations (VUSMO)

Partners of cooperation:

National Assembly of Youth Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (NAYORA),
National Youth Council of Armenia (NYCA),
National Council of Youth and Children’s Public Associations of Belarus “RADA” (“RADA”),
National Council of Youth Organizations of Georgia (NCYOG),
National Youth Council of Moldova (CNTM),
National Youth Council of Russia (NYCR),
Ukrainian Youth Forum represented by Eastern Ukrainian Union of Youth Organizations (VUSMO)

Aims of cooperation:

Taking into consideration the necessity of joining efforts in order to solve youth issues in the countries of the Eastern European Youth Cooperation, here in after EEYC.
Taking into consideration that National Youth Councils are expected to protect and promote interests of their member organizations, as well as to strengthen the youth nongovernmental sector on the national, regional and international level.
Taking into consideration the necessity of multilateral cooperation in order to exchange information, experience and resources.
Taking into consideration the necessity of implementing consolidated youth policies of integration of young people from Eastern European countries into the decision-making processes that affect the viability of young people and youth associations.
Based on principals of equality, tolerance, impartiality, legitimacy, solidarity, openness, non-intervention in the internal work of other organizations, National Youth Councils have signed the present Agreement on establishment of partnership and development of cooperation aimed at strengthening the youth sector in the Eastern Europe countries on the national, regional and international level.
To achieve this aim National Youth Councils of the Eastern European countries decided to establish “Eastern European Youth Cooperation” which is a platform for cooperation between National Youth Councils of Eastern European countries as well as within the European Youth Forum and functions based on the Statute.