[4] The FGYO's first initiative was organized in the summer of 1963, bringing together a few dozen French and Germans on the historic fields of Verdun.

[1][7] Since 1963 the organisation has financed projects for 9.5 million young Germans and French through participation in 382.000 exchange programs.

[8] The Franco-German Youth Office has facilitated leadership exchanges for youth organizations, as well as vocational internships and camps, town partnership, work camps, individual and family exchanges, sporting events, educational and linguistic programs, apprenticeships, and more.

[10] The organisation is responsible for administering the Franco-German Citizen Fund (German: Bürgerfonds, French: fonds citoyen).

[11] On January 22, 2019, the two governments furthered strengthened its role by increasing its budget to almost EUR 30 million through the Treaty of Aachen.