Youth Exchanges In addition to the general aims and criteria outlined in chapter C and section H.1, third-country youth exchanges should comply with the following specific criteria:
	They must be multilateral, i.e. involve a minimum of four countries.  They must involve a minimum of two EU Member States.  They must involve at least two third countries from the same region.  There should be a balance between the number of Program countries and the number of third countries in each project. The national groups should be balanced and consist of approximately equal numbers of participants.