The project "Goodbye to waste of food and hello to the sustainable consumption of food" was conceived accordingly to the overall objectives of the program "Europe for Citizens" for the period 2014 - 2020, namely the promotion of European citizenship and improving conditions for civic and democratic participation at the level of the union. 
The ultimate goals of the project are to reduce food waste, reduce CO2 emissions, contribute to a better environment, contribute to healthier and more sustainable consumption and life-styles. These objectives were worked for a period of two years from rural communities, who later presented conclusions to be spread throughout the European Union. In the meetings, the themes of food waste and sustainable consumption were presented by mobilizing participants for the prevention and the adoption of appropriate measures.

The holding of meetings and the exchange of experiences and best practices with a European dimension among young people from the 28 rural communities in the "Charter of Europe", allowed the achievement of the specific objective of promoting democratic and civic participation of citizens programme, especially the younger ones, at EU level, developing their understanding of the process of elaboration of EU policies and promoting opportunities for social and intercultural engagement and volunteering at Union level.
These young people will gather enabling cooperation, knowledge sharing, exchange of experiences, opinions and values and deepen intercultural dialogue at European level. During the meetings, all participants stayed in community host families, which allowed a real insight into the way of everyday life of the host community.
This experience stimulateted respect and the growth of genuine European identity, sitting at the same dining table citizens of many EU countries.