Since November 2019, the „Rheinische Jugendhanse“ has been intending to get young people into contact with the subject of the Hanseatic League in order to identify themselves as an inhabitant of a Hanseatic town and to discover the potential of the New Hanseatic League for themselves. At the annual International Hanseatic Days, there is a special programme for international exchange and meeting of the young members.

By joint actions in the respective cities and a united appearance at city festivals, the young people get to know their Hanseatic neighbours in the region. In doing so, they contribute to the long-term and sustainable upturn of this city alliance.