"European Night Without Accident" was carried out for first time in Belgium in 1995. Even the first event was a great success. The public welcomes very positively the idea and the organizers decide to make the campaign annual. Since 2003 "European Night Without Accident" is supported by the European Commission, too.

In Bulgaria "European Night Without Accident" is started in 2008 by "Open Youth". The concept of the campaign is simple. It is based on voluntary will and choice. Open Youth, as in its other activities, will not use repressive or pretentious approach, nor do they use a "father-mother" tone, because young people do not favour similar attitude, but regorously oppose it. We will aim to encourage them to behave more responsibly behind the wheel, through positive messages.

The goal? To meet young people on their own territory and to speak directly about the problem and the consequences of driving after using alcohol.

Volunteers aged 18 to 29 years will be at the entrance to the club and will encourage young people to designate one of them as a driver. The latter will be asked to promise that they will remain sober throughout the night.

The "designated driver" will be given a bracelet and when leaving the club, he/she can voluntarily undergo alco/drug test to prove that he/she has complied with his/her promise. If the result is negative, he/she will be awarded with small gifts. If not, the volunteers will try to persuade him/her to leave the car on a parking lot or to friend who has not been drinking.