The Founding Texts rule the Eurodyssey Programme, its functioning and its implementation by the Regions. They set out the basic guidelines, tasks and responsibilities of the relations between the AER, the regions, the companies and the youngsters.

Nevertheless, in respect of the principle of subsidiarity and of the autonomy of the Regions, the Founding Texts leave scope in the transposition for each Region to choose procedures adjusted to its context.

The Founding Texts in their current version have been adopted by the AER General Assembly in Sopron (Györ-Moson-Sopron/H), November 29th and 30th 2001, modified by the General Assembly in Poznan (Wielkopolska/PL), November 27th and 28th 2003, and by the Eurodyssey Forum in Amiens (Picardie/FR), September 10th to 12th 2009.