the Honorary Membership of AEGEE-Europe for introducing the strategic planning to the Network and his endless support in the management of the IT infrastructure. 1997 AEGEE organises its first visit to Cyprus. Following this, in 2001 an antenna is created in Famagusta. AEGEE carried out its Socrates Project contributing to improving all the student mobility initiatives in Europe. Launch of Europe and Euro project in 1997, raising awareness of the new European currency five years before its introduction. David Stulik becomes the first Young European of the Year, an award given by the Heinz-Schwarzkopf Foundation for his active engagement in AEGEE in building a better Europe through volunteer projects. AEGEE organizes first case study trip to Moldova and through Former Yugoslavia. AEGEE become candidate member organization of the European Youth Forum. 1998 AEGEE organizes a Case Study trip to Transilvania AEGEE becomes full Member Organization of the European Youth Forum 1999 Foundation of the AEGEE-Academy for training and human resources at Agora-Barcelona, prompted by preparations for the European School in Gießen AEGEE organizes its Peace Academy dealing with the topics of conflict in Spain, Northern Ireland, Kosovo, South Africa and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Stefan Recksiegel, receives the Honorary Membership from AEGEE-Europe for innovating and developing instrumentally AEGEE's IT infrastructure. 2000 "Education for Democracy", a new scholarship programme helping students from war-shattered Kosovo to study at universities abroad. During the autumn, AEGEE-Beograd members took part in the public assembly that learns of Milosevic's defeat. AEGEE launches EURECA, a contribution to the design of a new educational programme for the enlarging European Union. 2001 AEGEE organises several major projects focusing on peace and stability in southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region under the Education for Democracy project. Oana Daciana, wins the Young European of the Year award by the Heinz-Schwarzkopf Foundation for her engagement in bringing Europe closer for young people from the Eastern European countries. Markus Schonherr, receives the Honorary Membership of AEGEE-Europe for his activities in Central and Eastern Europe, Case study trips to Moldova and his work to abolish visa in Europe. 2002 AEGEE launches one of the biggest and most successful projects: the Turkish-Greek Civic Dialogue between 2002 and 2005. With the establishment of AEGEE locals in Turkey in the 1990s, AEGEE realized the necessity of establishing a dialogue between the neighbors in conflict. Based on its own experience and the tense relations between Turkish and Greek AEGEE