Through this project, we aimed at developing concrete, innovative digital learning tools for youth work, while fostering creativity and intercultural dialogue among the participants. In doing so, the project raised awareness on European issues such as European cultural diversity and cultural heritage, expressing them through creativity in the form of cultural Flags and digital Storytellings. During the project activities, participants learnt from each other's cultures by creatively representing them in various ways, using cultural particularities from each country as well as geometrical shapes. The project stimulated intercultural learning and creativity in the context of new digital learning opportunities. It simultaneously addressed the needs that became apparent from previous youth projects, such as developing digital creativity skills or tools preventing them from thinking in prejudices when it comes to other cultures. The project sessions gave youngsters the opportunity to discover new European cultures through direct interaction. By accomplishing concrete tasks, participants were challenged to think creatively and to produce innovative outcomes based on the newly-acquired knowledge and daily learning experiences. Participants developed digital skills while learning about the cultures and traditions of the others and combining the lessons creatively into digital tools. We achieved this by asking participants to create the “Flags of Cultural Identity” during the first exchange in The Hague, and then combine and integrate them into “Digital Storytellings” during the second exchange in Crete. The project title sums up the cultural identity issue we addressed throughout the project. The project also addressed the many challenges in meeting competence demands in non-formal work with young people, within a growing process of digitalisation of youth work. To demonstrate responsiveness, adaptability and flexibility to the new and diverse learning situations, youngsters and youth workers should be provided with opportunities to upgrade their digital skills. This project showed that using creative techniques to learn about other cultures is an effective manner to develop new skills. By producing digital storytellings combining flags based on cultural heritage from different European regions, the project boosted innovation and recognition of the creative potential of youth. By involving partners with various backgrounds from all corners of Europe, the initiative fostered innovative participatory and intercultural dialogue linking different cultures in Europe and underlining both cooperation and cultural diversity at a European level. Youngsters collected new information on different European cultures and transformed it all into concrete tools, which led to less thinking in patterns and broke down any prejudices they had about each other. They discovered what connects them and developed a better understanding of what Europe means in terms of different cultures and national identities. Some of the project objectives were: - to increase opportunities for youngsters to get familiar with diverse European cultures; - to shed light on practical aspects of youth participation, understanding and frustrations in the wide and diverse European context; - to apply in practice, through creativity technics, the knowledge gathered during the exchanges; - to explore, through practical and non-formal activities, what connects the youngsters to Europe and which are the limits of their cultural identities; - to improve participants’ skills in communicating within intercultural environments, developing creativity, spontaneity and new tools; - to acquire new digital and creative skills; - to learn basic concepts connected to Europe; - to make youngsters aware of their European Citizenship as well as of their local cultural heritage values; - to shed light on Erasmus+ as an opportunity for developing European youth activities. Some of the most important lessons youngsters learnt at the end of the exchanges were, according to their own descriptions: “Work with others can lead to unexpected results” “Coming from different cultures is what it make us special, and even with all these differences, we can all be friends.” “We learned a lot of things about other countries. For instance, how they show respect and what their way of thinking is.” “We have learned as young Europeans that we have many rights that we can benefit from, and we are welcome anywhere in Europe.” We are more informed about other countries and inspired to learn more of other cultures" According to the youngsters, the five main characteristics of the perfect European culture should be: trust, respect, honesty, fun and creativity. When asked to describe their project experiences in ten words, one describing set was: Fun, Interesting, Engaging, Unexpected, Different than our prejudices, Adventurous, Clever, Busy, Friendly Educational.