EYP offers young people between 16 and 22 years of age the opportunity to express their opinion concerning European political topics. Our non-profit, non-partisan and indepen-dent organisation unites the citizens of tomor-row. We give them the possibility to exchange their ideas concerning the present and the fu-ture of their continent.

The aims of the European Youth Parliament are to: Raise awareness of European issues,

encourage active European citizenship and motivate students to get engaged in European politics.

Promote international understanding, in-tercultural dialogue and diversity of ideas and practices.

Contribute to the personal skills develop-ment of European youth.

Provide a forum in which young people of Europe can express their own opinions.

For more information regarding EYP Ire-land, please visit www.eyp.ie

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If you are interested in sponsoring EYP Ireland or be-coming involved and supporting our organisation, feel free to contact our Treasurer, Patrick Lavelle, for

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Feel free to visit our website, www.eyp.ie, for the latest updates on our upcoming sessions.

As the citizens of the future, the EYP experi-ence encourages young people to be aware of the thoughts and characteristics of other nations, respect their differences, and learn to work together for a common good.

The European Youth Parliament offers young people a platform on which to exchange their visions, express their own opinions, without any political connotations and without revert-ing to role play. Students are encouraged to take an interest in current affairs and the dem-ocratic process, practice independent thinking and take personal initiative.

Aims & Goals

The European Youth Parliament (EYP) is a non-partisan and independent education-al project run by the Schwarzkopf Foundation which is tailored specifically to the needs of young European citizens.

EYP encourages independent thinking and so-cio-political initiative in young people and facil-itates the learning of crucial social and profes-sional skills. Since its inauguration, many tens of thousands of young people have taken part in regional, national and international sessions, formed friendships and made international con-tacts across and beyond borders.

Over the past twenty-five years the organisation has become one of Europes largest platforms for political debate, intercultural encounters, political educational work and the exchange of ideas among young Europeans. EYP consists of a network of nearly 40 European associations and organisations in which thousands of young people are active in a voluntary capacity. The entire network organises about 200 events every year, reaching out to and engaging over 20,000 new participants.

EYP Ireland, the Irish national branch of the EYP, was established in 1997 as a non-for-profit youth organisation which actively engages young Irish people in discussion of Europe and the Europe-an Union. Since our foundation, we have organ-ised dozens of weekend-long conferences for secondary school students across Ireland.

On an annual basis the EYP Ireland organises 4 Regional Conferences and a National Con-ference, consisting of 3 and 4 days respective-ly. Over the next two years we will also expand and hold two international conferences; Cork 2014, the 1st International Forum of the Europe-an Youth Parliament Ireland and the 81st Inter-national Session of European Youth Parliament Dublin-Belfast 2016.

Our session officials, alumni and national gov-erning body work on an entirely volunteer basis.

Teambuilding focuses on developing communica-tion and group dynamics among the delegates in each committee, most of whom are meeting for the first time. Under the direction of an experienced and trained young chairperson, the delegates in each committee engage in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. Some are physical, while others demand creativity, communication and problem-solving skills.

Committee Work is the main working part of our ses-sions, where each committee concerns themselves with their assigned topic. The delegates brainstorm and debate their issue, eventually coming to compro-mises and forming a joint opinion and vision to deal with the problem put in front of them.

This is a chance for delegates to raise their own con-cerns and voice their opinions while they compile a resolution, containing the facts, aims and solutions of the entire committee, which they will present to the other participants at General Assembly. Delegates will be encouraged to think critically and creatively in or-der to create individually distinct visions, ideas and concepts.

General Assembly marks the highlight of each ses-sion and aims to simulate the workings of the Euro-pean Parliament. All the committees gather together, and following the procedures of the European Parlia-ment, each presents their resolution to the Assembly

Over the course of the day delegates have the abili-ty to put forward convincing arguments, defend their own opinions and develop public speaking skills. Each resolution is attacked, defended and debated before being put to a vote. The resolutions that are passed by the Assembly are submitted to a number of significant local and national public figures. www.eyp.ie

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